Bispecific antibodies targeting cd47 and pd-l1 and methods of use thereof

ABSTRACT

This disclosure provides novel bispecific antibodies that specifically bind to CD47 and Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1). The disclosure further relates to methods of making the bispecific antibodies and nucleic acids encoding the antibodies. The disclosure further relates to therapeutic methods for use of the bispecific antibodies in the treatment of a condition associated with malignant cells expressing CD47 and/or PD-L1 (e.g. cancer).

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 63/317,892, filed on Mar. 8, 2022, and U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 63/164,237 filed on Mar. 22, 2021, each of which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

The disclosure relates to antibodies that bind to PD-L1 and nucleicacids encoding the antibodies. This disclosure further relates tobispecific antibodies that specifically bind to CD47 and ProgrammedDeath-Ligand 1 (PD-L1). The disclosure further relates to, methods ofproducing antibodies and therapeutic methods for use of the antibodiesin the treatment of a condition associated with malignant cellsexpressing CD47 and/or PD-L1 (e.g. cancer).

REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

This application is being filed electronically via EFS-Web and includesan electronically submitted sequence listing in .txt format. The .txtfile contains a sequence listing entitled“NOVI-047_001US_SeqList_ST25.txt” created on Mar. 21, 2022, and having asize of ˜32 kilobytes. The sequence listing contained in this .txt fileis part of the specification and is incorporated herein by reference inits entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

CD47 or Integrin-Associated-Protein (IAP) is a ubiquitous 50 kDatransmembrane glycoprotein with multiple functions in cell-cellcommunication. It interacts with multiple ligands, such as integrins,SIRPα(Signal Regulatory Protein alpha), SIRPy and thrombospondins

The widespread expression of CD47 in healthy tissues brings the questionof treatment safety and efficacy: First, targeting CD47 with aneutralizing monoclonal antibody (Mab) could affect healthy cells,resulting in severe toxicities as shown in preclinical studies with miceand cynomolgus monkeys Second, even if severe toxicities could beavoided or mitigated by using alternative formats broad expression ofCD47 could still cause a rapid elimination of CD47-binding moleculesthrough target-mediated drug disposition resulting in poorpharmacokinetics and decreased efficacy.

Programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1), also referred to as B7-H1 andCD274, is a transmembrane protein constitutively expressed on bothhematopoietic cells, in particular myeloid cells, and non-hematopoietichealthy tissues. It can also be expressed on tumor cells and tumorstroma In cancer, the expression of the inhibitory receptor PD-1 isconsidered as a hallmark of exhausted T cells, which exhibit adysfunctional phenotype due to persistent antigenic and inflammatorystimulation. Furthermore, it has been shown that upregulation of PD-L1in the tumor microenvironment allows tumors to evade the host immunesystem, by interacting with PD-1 on T cells. Multiple studies havereported that PD-L1 is expressed in a variety of tumor tissues, eitheron tumor cells or immune-infiltrating cells or on both. In patients,blocking the interaction of PD-1 with PD-L1 using monoclonal antibodieshas proved to be a successful therapy in a range of cancer indicationsand is widely thought to enhance antitumor T-cell responses by reversingor preventing the onset of T-cell exhaustion, but also by promoting theexpansion of T-cells during T-cell priming in the tumor draining lymphnodes. However, despite the considerable improvement in patient outcomethat has been achieved with PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors, durableresponses to these therapies are observed in only a minority ofpatients, and intrinsic or acquired resistances are common.

Accordingly, there exists a need for novel antibodies and therapeuticsthat enable dual targeting of CD47 and PD-L1 to overcome theseobstacles.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The disclosure provides bispecific antibodies that specifically bind toCD47 and PD-L1.

In some aspects, the disclosure provides a bispecific antibodycomprising: i) a heavy chain; ii) a first light chain; and iii) a secondlight chain. In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody disclosedherein comprises a first antigen binding region comprising a heavy chainand a first light chain that specifically binds to CD47 and a secondantigen binding region comprising a heavy chain and a second light chainthat specifically binds to Programmed Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1).

In some embodiments, the heavy chain comprises a heavy chaincomplementarity determining region 1 (CDRH1) comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; a heavy chain complementarity determiningregion 2 (CDRH2) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; anda heavy chain complementarity determining region 3 (CDRH3) comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.

In some embodiments, a portion of the first light chain is of the kappatype and at least a portion of the second light chain is of the lambdatype. In some embodiments, the first light chain comprises at least aKappa constant region. In some embodiments, the first light chainfurther comprises a Kappa variable region. In some embodiments, thefirst light chain further comprises a Lambda variable region.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises at least a Lambdaconstant region. In some embodiments, the second light chain furthercomprises a Lambda variable region. In some embodiments, the secondlight chain further comprises a Kappa variable region.

In some embodiments the first light chain comprises a Kappa constantregion and a Kappa variable region, and wherein the second light chaincomprises a Lambda constant region and a Lambda variable region.

In some embodiments, the first light chain comprises a light chaincomplementarity determining region 1 (CDRL1) comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 89; a light chain complementarity determiningregion 2 (CDRL2) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; anda light chain complementarity determining region 3 (CDRL3) comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101; a CDRL2 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102; a CDRL2 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the second light chain comprises: a CDRL1comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103; a CDRL2 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody is human antibody. In someembodiments, the bispecific antibody is an IgG1 antibody. In someembodiments, the isolated bispecific antibody is isolated.

The disclosure provides a composition comprising the bispecific antibodyand a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

The disclosure provides a method of reducing the proliferation of and/orkilling a tumor cell comprising contacting the cell with the compositioncomprising the bispecific antibody. The disclosure also provides amethod of treating a cancer in a subject comprising administering to thesubject the composition comprising the bispecific antibody.

The disclosure provides the use of an isolated bispecific antibodydescribed herein for treating, preventing, or delaying the progressionof pathologies associated with aberrant CD47 expression or activity, orassociated with aberrant CD47-SIRPα expression or activity. In someembodiments, the pathology is cancer. In some embodiments, the cancer isa solid tumor. In some embodiments, the solid tumor is or is derivedfrom breast cancer, ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, bladdercancer, melanoma, mesothelioma, colorectal cancer, cholangiocarcinoma,pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma, kidneycancer, glioma, glioblastoma, endometrial cancer, esophageal cancer,biliary gastric cancer, prostate cancer, or combinations thereof.

The disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1. Insome aspects, the disclosure provides a antibody comprising: i) a heavychain; and ii) a light chain.

In some embodiments, the heavy chain comprises a heavy chaincomplementarity determining region 1 (CDRH1) comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; a heavy chain complementarity determiningregion 2 (CDRH2) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; anda heavy chain complementarity determining region 3 (CDRH3) comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 20.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 21.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 22.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 23.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 24.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 25.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 98.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 26.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 26.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 27.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 28.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101; a CDRL2 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102; a CDRL2 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the light chain comprises: a CDRL1 comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103; a CDRL2 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the antibody is human antibody. In someembodiments, the bispecific antibody is an IgG1 antibody. In someembodiments, the antibody is isolated. In some embodiments, the antibodyis a F(ab) fragment, a F(ab′)2 fragment, and Fv fragment or a singlechain Fv fragment. In some embodiments, the antibody is monospecific. Insome embodiments, the antibody is monovalent.

The disclosure provides a composition comprising the antibody and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

The disclosure provides a method of reducing the proliferation of and/orkilling a tumor cell comprising contacting the cell with the compositioncomprising the antibody. The disclosure also provides a method oftreating a cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subjectthe composition comprising the antibody.

The disclosure provides the use of an isolated antibody described hereinfor treating, preventing, or delaying the progression of pathologiesassociated with aberrant PD-L1 expression or activity, or associatedwith aberrant PD-L1 expression or activity. In some embodiments, thepathology is cancer. In some embodiments, the cancer is a solid tumor.In some embodiments, the solid tumor is or is derived from breastcancer, ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, bladder cancer, melanoma,mesothelioma, colorectal cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer,lung cancer, leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma, kidney cancer, glioma,glioblastoma, endometrial cancer, esophageal cancer, biliary gastriccancer, prostate cancer, or combinations thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A-1E shows a series of graphs depicting binding, cross-reactivity,and specificity of exemplary CD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies andanti-PD-L1 mAbs of the invention (S79 and 5100) to PD-L1 isolated fromvarious species. FIG. 1A shows binding to recombinant human PD-L1determined by ELISA assay. FIG. 1B shows binding to recombinantcynomolgus monkey PD-L1 determined by ELISA assay. FIG. 1C shows bindingto recombinant mouse PD-L1 determined by ELISA assay. FIG. 1D showsbinding to recombinant human PD-L2 determined by ELISA assay. FIG. 1Eshows a graph depicting blockade of soluble hPD-1 binding tohPD-L1-transfected CHO (hamster) cells by exemplary CD47×PD-L1bispecific antibodies compared to hIgG4 isotype control antibody,anti-PD-L1 mAbs atezolizumab and avelumab, and an anti-PD-L2 mAb,determined by a competitive binding cell-based assay.

FIG. 2A-2C shows a series of graphs depicting binding of exemplaryCD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies of the invention to CD47 isolated fromvarious species. FIG. 2A shows binding to recombinant human CD47determined by ELISA assay. FIG. 2B shows binding to cynomolgus monkeyCD47 determined by ELISA assay. FIG. 2C shows binding to recombinantmouse CD47 determined by ELISA assay.

FIGS. 2D-2E shows a series of graphs depicting binding of exemplaryCD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies of the invention to human CD47⁺PD-L1⁻tumor cells. FIG. 2D shows binding to Raji tumor cells determine by flowcytometry. FIG. 2E shows binding to Nalm-6 tumor cells by flowcytometry.

FIG. 2F shows a graph depicting blockage of soluble SIRPa binding tohuman CD47⁺PD-L1⁻Nalm-6 tumor cells by one exemplary CD47×PD-L1bispecific antibody compared to anti-CD47 5F9 analog in a cell-basedcompetitive binding assay.

FIG. 3 shows a graph depicting binding of exemplary CD47×PD-L1bispecific antibodies to human red blood cells isolated from whole bloodof healthy donors assessed by flow cytometry compared to anti-CD47 5F9analog.

FIG. 4A-4B shows a series of graphs depicting binding of exemplaryCD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies of the invention to HT-1080 tumor cellsevaluated by flow cytometry.

FIG. 5A-5B shows a series of graphs depicting PD-1 and SIRPa blockingactivity of exemplary CD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies binding usinghuman CD47⁺/PD-L1⁺ HT-1080 tumor cells. FIG. 5A shows blockage ofblockage of PD-1 on HT-1080 tumor cells.

FIG. 5B shows blockage of SIRPa blocking on HT-1080 tumor cells.

FIG. 6A-6B shows a series of graphs depicting phagocytosis of tumorcells mediated by exemplary CD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies in a Xassay. FIG. 6A shows phagocytosis of N87 tumor cells. FIG. 6B showsphagocytosis of HT-1080 tumor cells.

FIG. 7A-7C shows a series of graphs depicting killing of tumor cells byexemplary CD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies by antibody-dependentcellular phagocytosis assay. FIG. 7A shows killing of H226 tumor cells.FIG. 7B shows killing of N87 tumor cells. FIG. 7C shows killing of A375tumor cells.

FIG. 8. T-cell activation induced by selected CD47×PD-L1 bispecificantibodies assessed in the Staphylococcus enterotoxin A (SEA) PBMCstimulation assay. IL-2 concentration in the supernatant, harvestedafter 96 h of incubation, was quantified by ELISA. An irrelevant IgG1isotype control antibody, anti-PD-L1 mAbs avelumab and atezolizumab aswell as monovalent CD47 control K2 were tested for comparison.

FIG. 9. In vivo anti-tumor efficacy of anti-PD-L1 S79 mAb in the MC38colon carcinoma model implanted in immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice. Eightdays after subcutaneous tumor cell implantation, mice were administeredintraperitoneally every 3 days a dose of 10 mg/kg of anti-PD-L1 mAb S79or an irrelevant IgG1 control (mice received a maximum of 3 doses).Results show individual tumor growth curves of 8 mice per group. Blackarrows correspond to treatment injection.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure provides bispecific antibodies that bind to CD47and PD-L1. Specifically, the bispecific antibody includes a firstantigen binding region that binds CD47 and block the SIRPa/CD47interaction and a second antigen binding region that binds PD-L1 andblock PD-1/PD-L1 interaction.

Cancer cells adopt multiple mechanisms to escape immune surveillance.Several studies demonstrated that CD47 and PD-L1 expression on tumorcells was concomitantly regulated to suppress immune response. Thus,activating innate or adaptive immunity alone may be insufficient toeradicate tumors and harnessing both immune responses may present a moreeffective strategy to induce durable anti-tumor activity. Therefore,combinations between anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-1 antibodies and anti-CD47antibodies are currently being explored in the clinic. However, theexpression of CD47 on many healthy cells such as hematopoietic cells,red blood cell and platelets provides a strong antigen sink that affectsthe pharmacokinetics and compromised safety profile of these agents.

One way to overcome the ubiquity of CD47 expression is provided bydual-targeting bispecific antibodies (bsAbs), which bind to twodifferent antigens on the surface of the same cell. The bispecificantibodies bind their targets (i.e. CD47 and PD-L1) with differentaffinity in a monovalent engagement. Specifically, the bispecificantibody binds PD-L1 with high affinity allowing for monovalent binding.In contrast, the bispecific antibody binds CD47 at a low affinity, thatis an affinity that is sufficient to inhibit CD47/SIRPαonly upon PD-L1co-engagement. However, when both targets are expressed on the samecell, the bispecific antibodies can simultaneous block their respectivereceptor interaction (i.e., SIRPa and PD-1). This design allows thebispecific antibodies of the invention to preferentially inhibit CD47only on PD-L1 positive cells. As a consequence, this design confers highselectivity towards cells expressing both antigens as compared to cellsthat express just one single antigen.

Additionally, the bispecific antibodies described herein require afunctional Fc portion to recruit macrophages and/or other immuneeffector cells. For example, the bispecific antibody is of the IgG1isotype.

CD47

CD47 or Integrin-Associated-Protein (IAP) is a ubiquitous 50 kDatransmembrane glycoprotein with multiple functions in cell-cellcommunication. It interacts with multiple ligands, such as, for example,integrins, and/or SIRPα. In the context of the innate immune system,CD47 functions as a marker of self, transmitting an inhibitory “don'tkill me” signal through binding to SIRPαexpressed by myeloid cells, suchas macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells but also NK cells(Deuse T et al., The SIRPα—CD47 immune checkpoint in NK cells, J Exp Med2021 Vol. 218 No. 3). The role of widespread expression of CD47 in thephysiological situation is therefore to protect healthy cells againstthe elimination by the innate immune system

Tumor cells hijack this immunosuppressive mechanism by overexpressingCD47, which efficiently helps them to escape immune surveillance andkilling by innate immune cells. CD47 expression is upregulated in mosthuman cancers (e.g., NHL, AML, breast, colon, glioblastoma, glioma,ovarian, bladder and prostate cancers) and increased levels of CD47expression clearly correlate with aggressive disease and poor survival.Thus, targeting CD47 would be useful in treating, delaying theprogression of, or otherwise ameliorating a symptom of cancer.

However, the widespread expression of CD47 in healthy tissues brings thequestion of treatment safety and efficacy: First, targeting CD47 with aneutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) could affect healthy cells,resulting in severe hematological toxicities (anemia andthrombocytopenia) as shown in preclinical studies with mice andcynomolgus monkeys. Second, even if severe toxicities could be avoidedor mitigated by using alternative antibody formats broad expression ofCD47 could still cause a rapid elimination of CD47-binding moleculesthrough target-mediated drug disposition resulting in poorpharmacokinetics and decreased efficacy.

Programmed Cell Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1)

Programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1), also referred to as B7-H1 andCD274, is a transmembrane protein constitutively expressed on bothhematopoietic cells, in particular myeloid cells, and non-hematopoietichealthy tissues. It can also be expressed on tumor cells and tumorstroma. Various inflammatory stimuli, such as IFNγ, TNFα or LPS, inducePD-L1 expression on immune cells, endothelial cells and epitheliallineages, including tumor cells deriving from these lineages. PD-L1 actsboth as a ligand of Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), which is expressedon the surface of activated lymphocytes, and of B7.1 (also known asCD80), expressed by antigen-presenting cells, especially dendritic cellsand macrophages. The engagement of PD-1 by PD-L1 on T cells isconsidered as an immune checkpoint, by counteracting T cell-activatingsignals, results in the inhibition of proliferation, cytokine productionand release and cytotoxicity of T-cells. In fact, PD-1 has been shown tosuppress T-cell activation at least in part through the inhibition ofCD28 signaling, a major co-stimulatory pathway required for optimalactivation of T cells. Therefore, the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway, by regulatingthe magnitude and the functional activity of the T-cell response, play acritical role in physiological conditions in limiting tissue damageduring inflammatory reactions, and in maintaining self-tolerance. Inpathological circumstances, it is involved in the development of tumorimmunity and autoimmune diseases.

In cancer, the expression of the inhibitory receptor PD-1 is consideredas a hallmark of exhausted T cells, which exhibit a dysfunctionalphenotype due to persistent antigenic and inflammatory stimulation.Furthermore, it has been shown that upregulation of PD-L1 in the tumormicroenvironment allows tumors to evade the host immune system, byinteracting with PD-1 on T cells. Multiple studies have reported thatPD-L1 is expressed in a variety of tumor tissues, either on tumor cellsor immune-infiltrating cells or on both. In patients, blocking theinteraction of PD-1 with PD-L1 using monoclonal antibodies has proved tobe a successful therapy in a range of cancer indications and is widelythought to enhance antitumor T-cell responses by reversing or preventingthe onset of T-cell exhaustion, but also by promoting the expansion ofT-cells during T-cell priming in the tumor draining lymph nodes.However, despite the considerable improvement in patient outcome thathas been achieved with PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors, durableresponses to these therapies are observed in only a minority ofpatients, and intrinsic or acquired resistances are common.

Exemplary Bispecific Antibodies that Bind to CD47 and PD-L1

The bispecific antibodies of the invention have one antigen bindingregion that is specific for CD47 and a second antigen binding regionthat is specific for PD-L1. But another way the bispecific antibodiesare monovalent for CD47 and PD-L1. The bispecific antibodies share acommon heavy chain. The heavy chains are native heavy chains (i.e, doesnot contain any mutations) The heavy chains are of the IgG1 or IgG3isotype which effector function (ADCC and/or C1q binding) are of highpotency. Optionally, the bispecific antibodies have light chains ofdifferent types. For example, one light chain is a kappa light and theother light chain is a lambda light chain (i.e., κλ-body) Differinglight chains allows the bispecific to be purified easily using kappa andlambda select resins.

Exemplary CD47 antibodies from which the CD7 antigen binding region canbe derived from include the K2 antibody, Exemplary, PD-L1 antibodiesfrom which the PD-L1 antigen binding region can be derived from includethe S8 antibody, the S9 antibody, the S37 antibody, the S14 antibody,the S15 antibody, the S17 antibody, the S57 antibody, the S58 antibody,the S28 antibody, the S30 antibody, the S94 antibody, the S23 antibody,the S46 antibody, the S71 antibody, the S79 antibody, the S93 antibody,the S96 antibody and the S100 antibody.

In some embodiments, exemplary bispecific antibodies of the inventionthat include at least a first antigen binding region that binds CD47include a combination of heavy chain and complementarity determiningregions and light chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs)selected from the CDR sequences shown in Tables 1, 2 and 3. The CDRsshown in Tables 1, 2 and 3 are defined according to the IMGTnomenclature (See IMGT®, the international ImMunoGeneTics informationsystem®. Available online: http://www.imgt.org/).

In some embodiments, exemplary bispecific antibodies of the inventionthat includes a heavy chain comprising a combination of heavy chain CDRamino acid sequences selected from the CDRH1, CDRH2 and CDRH3 amino acidsequences shown in Table 1, at least a first light chain with a set offirst light chain CDR amino acid sequences selected from the CDRL1,CDRL2 and CDRL3 amino acid sequences shown in Tables 2 and at least asecond light chain with a set of second light chain CDR amino acidsequences selected form from CDRL1, CDRL2 and CDRL3 sequences Table 3.

In some embodiments, exemplary bispecific antibodies of the inventionthat include a first antigen binding region that binds CD47 and a secondantigen binding region that binds PD-L1, wherein the first antigenbinding region includes the combination of heavy chain complementaritydetermining regions (CDRs) shown in Table 1 and a combination of thelight chain CDRs selected from the CDR sequences shown in Table 2, andwherein the second antigen binding region includes the combination ofheavy chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) shown in Table 1and a combination of the light chain CDRs selected from the CDRsequences shown in Table 3.

TABLE 1 Common Heavy Chain CDRs CDRH1 CDRH2 CDRH3 GFTFSSYA ISGSGGSTAKSYGAFDY (SEQ ID NO: 1) (SEQ ID NO: 2) (SEQ ID NO: 3)

TABLE 2 Anti-CD47 Kappa Light Chain CDRs Kappa Chain CDRL1 CDRL2 CDRL3KA3 QSISSY AAS QQMHPRAPKT (K2) (SEQ ID NO: 89) (SEQ ID (SEQ ID NO: 96)NO: 92)

TABLE 3 Anti-PD-L1 Lambda Light Chain CDRs Lambda Light Chain CDRL1CDRL2 CDRL3 S8 SSNIRDSF ATN AAWHPYYTL (SEQ ID NO: 8) (SEQ ID NO: 15)(SEQ ID NO: 20) S9 SSNIRDSF ATN ASWWPYGTV (SEQ ID NO: 8) (SEQ ID NO: 15)(SEQ ID NO: 21) S37 SSNIRDSF ATN ASWWPFGTV (SEQ ID NO: 8)(SEQ ID NO: 15) (SEQ ID NO: 22) S14 SSDVVKNNF FGS SSWDMPALF(SEQ ID NO: 9) (SEQ ID NO: 16) (SEQ ID NO: 23) S15 SSDVVKNNF FGSSSWDEPDRP (SEQ ID NO: 9) (SEQ ID NO: 16) (SEQ ID NO: 24) S17 SSDVVKNNFFGS SSWDLPFLM (SEQ ID NO: 9) (SEQ ID NO: 16) (SEQ ID NO: 25) S57SSDVVKNNF FGS SSWDEPDRP (SEQ ID NO: 9) (SEQ ID NO: 16) (SEQ ID NO: 24)S58 SSDVVKNNF FGS SSWDEPDRP (SEQ ID NO: 9) (SEQ ID NO: 16) (SEQ IDNO: 24) S28 SSNIAHKP HDN AAWDFATWPAT (SEQ ID NO: 10) (SEQ ID NO: 17)EV (SEQ ID NO: 97) S30 SSNIAHKP HDN AAWDFSRWPAT (SEQ ID NO: 10)(SEQ ID NO: 17) EV (SEQ ID NO: 98) S94 SVDIAHKP HDT AAWDFATWPAT(SEQ ID NO: 11) (SEQ ID NO: 18) EV (SEQ ID NO: 97) S23 SSDVAKIPL FASSSWDNAGDGHV (SEQ ID NO: 12) (SEQ ID NO: 19) (SEQ ID NO: 26) S46SSDVLRPPL FAS SSWDNAGDGHV (SEQ ID NO: 13) (SEQ ID NO: 19) (SEQ IDNO: 26) S71 SSDVFRPPL FAS SSWDQSGDGHV (SEQ ID NO: 14) (SEQ ID NO: 19)(SEQ ID NO: 27) S79 SSDVFRPPL FAS SSWDHTGDGHV (SEQ ID NO: 14)(SEQ ID NO: 19) (SEQ ID NO: 28) S93 SDHIAHKP HDT AAWDFATWPAT (SEQ ID NO:(SEQ ID NO: 18) EV (SEQ ID 101) NO: 97) S96 SADIAHKP HDT AAWDFATWPAT(SEQ ID NO: (SEQ ID NO: 18) EV (SEQ ID 102) NO: 97) S100 SSNIENKP HDTAAWDFATWPAT (SEQ ID NO: (SEQ ID NO: 18) EV (SEQ ID 103) NO: 97)

In some embodiments, the K2×S8 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 8, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20.

In some embodiments, the K2×S8 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 31 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32.

In some embodiments, the K2×S8 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 30.

In some embodiments, the K2×S9 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 8, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21.

In some embodiments, the K2×S9 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 35 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36.

In some embodiments, the K2×S9 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 34.

In some embodiments, the K2×S37 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 8, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22.

In some embodiments, the K2×S37 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 39 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40.

In some embodiments, the K2×S37 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 38.

In some embodiments, the K2×S14 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 9, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23.

In some embodiments, the K2×S14 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 43 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44.

In some embodiments, the K2×S14 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 42.

In some embodiments, the K2×S15 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 9, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24.

In some embodiments, the K2×S15 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 47 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48.

In some embodiments, the K2×S15 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 46.

In some embodiments, the K2×S17 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 9, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25.

In some embodiments, the K2×S17 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 51 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 52.

In some embodiments, the K2×S17 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 50.

In some embodiments, the K2×S57 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 9, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24.

In some embodiments, the K2×S57 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 55 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56.

In some embodiments, the K2×S57 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 54.

In some embodiments, the K2×S58 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 9, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24.

In some embodiments, the K2×S58 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 59 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60.

In some embodiments, the K2×S58 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 57 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 58.

In some embodiments, the K2×S28 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 10, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the K2×S28 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 63 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64.

In some embodiments, the K2×S28 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 62.

In some embodiments, the K2×S30 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 10, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98.

In some embodiments, the K2×S30 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 67 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 68.

In some embodiments, the K2×S30 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 65 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 66.

In some embodiments, the K2×S94 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 11, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the K2×S94 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 71 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72.

In some embodiments, the K2×S94 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 70.

In some embodiments, the K2×S23 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 12, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26.

In some embodiments, the K2×S23 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 75 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76.

In some embodiments, the K2×S23 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 74.

In some embodiments, the K2×S46 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 13, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26.

In some embodiments, the K2×S46 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 79 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80.

In some embodiments, the K2×S46 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 78.

In some embodiments, the K2×S71 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 14, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27.

In some embodiments, the K2×S71 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 83 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 84.

In some embodiments, the K2×S71 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 81 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 82.

In some embodiments, the K2×S79 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 14, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, anda CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28.

In some embodiments, the K2×S79 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 87 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 88.

In some embodiments, the K2×S79 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 86.

In some embodiments, the K2×S93 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 101, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18,and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the K2×S93 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 91 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 109.

In some embodiments, the K2×S93 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 90.

In some embodiments, the K2×S96 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 102, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18,and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the K2×S96 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 95 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 110.

In some embodiments, the K2×S96 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 93 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 94.

In some embodiments, the K2×5100 bispecific antibody has a heavy chaincomprising a CDRH1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, aCDRH2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a CDRH3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a kappa light chaincomprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89,a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, and a lambda lightchain comprising a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 103, a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18,and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97.

In some embodiments, the K2×5100 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a kappa lightchain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:105 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 99 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 100.

In some embodiments, the K2×S100 bispecific antibody has a heavy chainvariable and constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 4 encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a kappalight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107 encodedby the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, and a lambda light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 113 encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 114.

Each of the exemplary anti-CD47, anti-PD-L1, monospecific and theanti-CD47 and anti-PD-L1 bispecific antibodies described herein includea common heavy chain (HC), one kappa chain or one lambda chain foranti-CD47 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies, one kappa and one lambda lightchains (LC) for monspecific bispecific antibodies, as shown in the aminoacid and corresponding nucleic acid sequences listed below. Each of theexemplary anti-CD47, anti-PD-L1, monovalent and bispecific antibodiesdescribed below includes a heavy chain variable domain (VH), one kappalight chain variable domain or one lambda light chain variable domainfor anti-CD47 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies, one kappa light chain variabledomain and one lambda light chain variable domains (VL) for monovalentand bispecific antibodies, as shown in the amino acid and correspondingnucleic acid sequences listed below.

While antibody sequences below are provided herein as examples, it is tobe understood that these sequences can be used to generate bispecificantibodies using any of a variety of art-recognized techniques. Examplesof bispecific formats include but are not limited to bispecific IgGbased on Fab arm exchange (Gramer et al., 2013 MAbs. 5(6)); the CrossMabformat (Klein C et al., 2012 MAbs 4(6)); multiple formats based onforced heterodimerization approaches such as SEED technology (Davis J Het al., 2010 Protein Eng Des Sel. 23(4):195-202), electrostatic steering(Gunasekaran K et al., J Biol Chem. 2010 285(25):19637-46) orknob-into-hole (Ridgway J B et al., Protein Eng. 1996 9(7):617-21) orother sets of mutations preventing homodimer formation (Von KreudensteinT S et al., 2013 MAbs. 5(5):646-54); fragment based bispecific formatssuch as tandem scFv (such asBiTEs) (Wolf E et al., 2005 Drug Discov.Today 10(18):1237-44); bispecific tetravalent antibodies (Portner L M etal., 2012 Cancer Immunol Immunother. 61(10):1869-75); dual affinityretargeting molecules (Moore P A et al., 2011 Blood. 117(17):4542-51),diabodies (Kontermann R E et al., Nat Biotechnol. 1997 15(7):629-31).

The exemplary anti-CD47, anti-PD-L1, monospecific and bispecificantibodies include a heavy chain variable region and common regioncomprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 which is encoded bythe nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5.

>VHCH IGHV3-23 hIgG1-AA (SEQ ID NO: 4) EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAAS

MSWVRQAPGKGLEWV SA

YYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYY C

WGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLEPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVICVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG >VHCH IGHV3-23 hIgG1-NT (SEQ ID NO: 5)GAGGTGCAGCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTGGTACAGCCTGGGGGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATTCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAAAGTTATGGTGCTTTTGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACAGTCTCGAGCGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACAGTCTCGTGGAACTCAGGAGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACTGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTATACCCTGCCCCCATCTCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACTTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTATAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTTAA

The exemplary anti-CD47, anti-PD-L1, monospecific and bispecificantibodies include a heavy chain variable region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 which is encoded by the nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 7.

>VH IGHV3-23 hIgG1-AA (SEQ ID NO: 6) EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAAS

MSWVRQAPGKGLEWV SA

YYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYC

WGQGTLVTVSS >VHCH IGHV3-23 hIgG1-NT (SEQ ID NO: 7)GAGGTGCAGCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTGGTACAGCCTGGGGGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATTCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAAAGTTATGGTGCTTTTGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGT CACAGTCTCGAGC

Anti-CD47 Antibodies

Exemplary anti-CD47 antibody sequences are shown below. Light chainvariable regions are shown in italicized underlined text. CDR sequencesare shown in bolded underlined text.

The “K2” or “Ka3” or “K2_KA3 VKCK aCD47 IGKV1-39” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a kappa light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 104.

>K2_KA3 VKCK aCD47 IGKV1-39-AA (SEQ ID NO: 107)

RTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC >K2_KA3 VKCK aCD47 IGKV1-39-NT (SEQ ID NO: 104)ATGAGTGTGCCCACTCAGGTCCTGGGGTTGCTGCTGCTGTGGCTTACAGATGCCAGATGTGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCCCTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTTGCCGGGCAAGTCAGAGCATTAGCAGCTATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATCTATGCTGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAGTGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGATCTGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGTCTGCAACCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTACTGTCAGCAGATGCACCCGCGCGCCCCGAAGACCTTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTTAA

The “K2” or “Ka3” or “K2_KA3 VKCK aCD47 IGKV1-39” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a kappalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 105 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106.

>K2_KA3 VKCK aCD47 IGKV1-39-AA (SEQ ID NO: 105)DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRAS

LNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIY

SLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYC

FGQGTKVEIK >K2_KA3 VKCK aCD47 IGKV1-39-NT (SEQ ID NO: 106)GACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCCCTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTTGCCGGGCAAGTCAGAGCATTAGCAGCTATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATCTATGCTGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAGTGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGATCTGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGTCTGCAACCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTACTGTCAGCAGATGCACCCGCGCGCCCCGAAGACCTTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAA

Anti-PD-L1 Antibodies

Exemplary anti-PD-L1 antibody sequences are shown below. Light chainvariable regions are shown in italicized underlined text. CDR sequencesare shown in bolded underlined text.

The “S8” or “S8_Sa10_1A9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 30.

>S8_Sa10_1A9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 29)

FPP SSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S8_Sa10_1A9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 30)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGCACCCGTATTACACGTTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S8” or “S8_Sa10_1A9 VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 31 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32.

>S8_Sa10_1A9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 31)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGS

VNWYQQLPGTAPKLLI Y

IRPSGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC

FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S8_Sa10_1A9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 32) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGCACCCGTATTACACGTTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCC CCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S9” or “S9_Sa10_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 34.

>S9_Sa10_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 33)

FPP SSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S9_Sa10_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 34)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCATCGTGGTGGCCGTACGGTACTGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S9” or “S9_Sa10_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 35 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36.

>S9_Sa10_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 35)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGS

VNWYQQLPGTAPKLLI Y

IRPSGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC

FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S9_Sa10_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 36) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCATCGTGGTGGCCGTACGGTACTGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCC CCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S37” or “S37_Sa10_1D7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 38.

>S37_ Sa10_1D7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 37)

FPP SSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S37_ Sa10_1D7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 38)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCATCCTGGTGGCCGTTCGGTACTGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S37” or “S37_Sa10_1D7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 39 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40.

>S37_ Sa10_1D7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 39)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGS

VNWYQQLPGTAPKLLI Y

IRPSGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC

FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S37_ Sa10_1D7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 40) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCATCCTGGTGGCCGTTCGGTACTGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCC CCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S14” or “S14_Sh3_1C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 42.

>S14_ Sh3_1C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 41)

FPP SSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S14_ Sh3_1C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 42)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATATGCCTGCGCTTTTCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S14” or “S14_Sh3_1C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 43 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44.

>S14_ Sh3_1C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 43)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGT

VSWYQQHPGKAPKLM IY

VRPSGVSNRFSGKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYC

FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S14_ Sh3_1C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 44) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATATGCCTGCGCTTTTCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTG CCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S15” or “S15_Sh3_1E2_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 46.

>S15_ Sh3_1E2_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 45)

FP PSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S15_ Sh3_1E2_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 46)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATGAGCCGGACAGGCCCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S15” or “S15_Sh3_1E2_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2−23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 47 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48.

>S15_ Sh3_1E2_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 47)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGT

VSWYQQHPGKAPKLMI Y

VRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYC

F GGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S15_ Sh3_1E2_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 48) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATGAGCCGGACAGGCCCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTC GGTCACTCTG

The “S17” or “S17_Sh3_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 50.

>S17_Sh3_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 49)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGTSSDVVKMNFVSWYQQHPGKAPKPMIYFGSVRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSWDLPFLMF GXGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S17_Sh3_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT (SEQ ID NO: 50)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACCCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATCTCCCTTTCCTTATGTTCGGCGGRGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S17” or “S17_Sh3_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 51 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 52.

>S17_Sh3_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 51)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGT SSDVVKNNF VSWYQQHPGKAPKPMI Y FGSVRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYC SSWDLPFLM FGXGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S17_Sh3_1D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 52) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACCCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATCTCCCTTTCCTTATGTTCGGCGGRGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTC GGTCACTCTG

The “S57” or “S57_Sh3_2D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 54.

>S57_Sh3_2D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 53)QSALTOPASVSGSPGQSITISCTSISSDVVKMNFVSWYQQHPGKAPKLMIYFGSVTADGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSWDEPDRPF GGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S57_Sh3_2D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT (SEQ ID NO: 54)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTAGTATTAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCTTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTACTGCTGATGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATGAGCCGGACAGGCCCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S57” or “S57_Sh3_2D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 55 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56.

>S57_Sh3_2D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 55)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTSI SSDVVKNNF VSWYQQHPGKAPKLMI Y FGSVTADGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYC SSWDEPDRP FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S57_Sh3_2D9_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 56) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTAGTATTAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCTTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTACTGCTGATGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATGAGCCGGACAGGCCCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTC GGTCACTCTG

The “S58” or “S58_Sh3_1G5_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 57, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 58.

>S58_Sh3_1G5_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 57)QSALTOPASVSGSPGQSITISCNSPSSDVVKNNFVSWYQQHPGKAPKLMIYFGSVTGPGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSWDEPDRPF GGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S58_Sh3_1G5_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT (SEQ ID NO: 58)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCAATAGTCCTAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCTTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTACTGGTCCTGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATGAGCCGGACAGGCCCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S58” or “S58_Sh3_1G5_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 59 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60.

>S58_Sh3_1G5_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 59)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCNSP SSDVVKNNF VSWYQQHPGKAPKLMI Y FGSVTGPGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYC SSWDEPDRP FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S58_Sh3_1G5_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 60) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCAATAGTCCTAGCAGTGACGTTGTTAAGAATAATTTTGTCTCTTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGGGAGTGTTACTGGTCCTGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATGAGCCGGACAGGCCCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTC GGTCACTCTG

The “S28” or “S28_Sa2_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 62.

>S28_Sa2_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 61)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGSSSNIAHKPVNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIYHDNSRPSGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYCAAWDFATWPATEVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S28_Sa2_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-NT (SEQ ID NO: 62)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATAATTCTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATG TTCA

The “S28” or “S28_Sa2_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 63 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64.

>S28_Sa2_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 63)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGS SSNIAHKP VNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIY HDNSRPSGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC AAWDFATWPAT EVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S28_Sa2_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 64) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATAATTCTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGC TGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S30” or “S30_Sa2_C10_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 65, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 66.

>S30_Sa2_C10_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 65)QSVLTOPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGSSSNIAHKPVNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIYHDNSRPSGVPDRFSGSRSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYCAAWDFSRWPATEVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S30_Sa2_C10_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-NT (SEQ ID NO: 66)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATAATTCTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAGGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCAGCCGCTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATG TTCA

The “S30” or “S30_Sa2_C10_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 67 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 68.

>S30_Sa2_C10_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 67)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGS SSNIAHKP VNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIY HDNSRPSGVPDRFSGSRSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC AAWDFSRWPAT EVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S30_Sa2_C10_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 68) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATAATTCTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAGGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCAGCCGCTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGC TGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S94” or “S94_Sa2_G11_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 70.

>S94_Sa2_G11_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 69)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCISGSVDIAHKPVNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIYHDTSTPDGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGL Q SEDEADYYCAAWDFATWPATEVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S94_Sa2_G11_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT (SEQ ID NO: 70)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTATTAGTGGTAGCGTTGATATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATACCTCTACTCCTGATGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATG TTCATAA

The “S94” or “S94_Sa2_G11_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 71 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72.

>S94_Sa_G11_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-AA (SEQ ID NO: 71)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCISG SVDIAHKP VNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIY HDTSTPDGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC AAWDFATWPAT EVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S94_Sa_G11_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV1-44-NT(SEQ ID NO: 72) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTATTAGTGGTAGCGTTGATATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATACCTCTACTCCTGATGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGC TGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S23” or “S23_Sc3_1H4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 74.

>S23_Sc3_1H4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 73)QSALTOPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGTSSDVAKIPLVSWYQQHPGKAPKLMIYFASLRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSWDNAGDGHVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S23_Sc3_1H4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT (SEQ ID NO: 74)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGCTAAGATTCCTCTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATAATGCTGGTGATGGGCATGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTC A

The “S23” or “S23_Sc3_1H4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 75 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76.

>S23_Sc3_1H4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 75)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGT SSDVAKIPL VSWYQQHPGKAPKLMI Y FASLRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYC SSWDNAGDGH VFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S23_Sc3_1H4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 76) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTGCTAAGATTCCTCTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATAATGCTGGTGATGGGCATGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGC CCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S46” or “S46_Sc3_1E4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 78.

>S46_Sc3_1E4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 77)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGTSSDVLRPPLVSWYQQHPGKAPKLMIYFASLRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSWDNAGDGHVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S46_Sc3_1E4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT (SEQ ID NO: 78)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTCTTAGGCCTCCTCTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATAATGCTGGTGATGGGCATGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTC A

The “S46” or “S46_Sc3_1E4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 79 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80.

>S46_Sc3_1E4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 79)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGT

SWYQQHP GKAPKLMIY

LRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAE DEADYYC

FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S46_ Sc3_lE4_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 80) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTCTTAGGCCTCCTCTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATAATGCTGGTGATGGGCATGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S71” or “S71_Sc3_2C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 81, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 82.

>S71_Sc3_2C6 VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 81)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGTSSDVFRPPLVSWYQQHPGKAPKLMIYFASLRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSWDQSGDGHVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S71_Sc3_2C6 VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT (SEQ ID NO: 82)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTTTTAGGCCTCCTCTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATCAGTCCGGGGACGGCCATGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACA GTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S71” or “S71_Sc3_2C6_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 83 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 84.

>S71_Sc3_2C6 VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 83)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGT

VSWYQQHP GKAPKLMIY

LRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAED EADYYC

FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S71_Sc3_2C6 VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 84) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTG GAACCAGCAGTGACGTTTTTAGGCCTCCTCTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAA ACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGC AACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGG ATCAGTCCGGGGACGGCCATGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGC CCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S79” or “S79_Sc3_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region and heavy chain common region comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85, which is encoded by a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 86.

>S79_Sc3_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 85)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGTSSDVFRPPLV SWYQQHPGKAPKLMIYFASLRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSWDHTGDGHVFGGG TKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNN KYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S79_Sc3_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT (SEQ ID NO: 86)CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGG GTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTGGAACCAGCAGTGACGTTTTTAGGCCTCCTCTTGTC TCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAAACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAG GGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCAACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGC TGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGGATCACACGGGCGATGGGCATGTCTTCGGCGGAGGG ACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGG AGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGC TTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAAC AAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCC AGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA

The “S79” or “S79_Sc3_1G7_VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23” antibody has a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambdalight chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 87 which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 88.

>S79_Sc3_1G7 VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-AA (SEQ ID NO: 87)QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGT

V SWYQQHPGKAPKLMIY

LRPSGVSNRFSGSKSG NTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYC

FGGG TKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S79_Sc3_1G7 VLCL2 aPDL1 IGLV2-23-NT(SEQ ID NO: 88) CAGTCTGCCCTGACTCAGCCTGCCTCCGTGTCTGGGTCTCCTGGACAGTCGATCACCATCTCCTGCACTG GAACCAGCAGTGACGTTTTTAGGCCTCCTCTTGTCTCCTGGTACCAACAGCACCCAGGCAAAGCCCCCAA ACTCATGATTTATTTTGCTAGTCTTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTTTCTAATCGCTTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGC AACACGGCCTCCCTGACCATCTCTGGGCTCCAGGCTGAGGACGAGGCTGATTATTACTGCAGCTCATGGG ATCACACGGGCGATGGGCATGTCTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGC CCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S93” or “S93_IgG_Sa2_1F9” antibody has a heavy chain variableregion and heavy chain common region comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 108, which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:90.

>S93_IgG_Sa2_1F9-AA (SEQ ID NO: 108) QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCVSTSDHIAHKPVNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIYHDTSRPDGVPDRFSGSKSGT SASLAISGLQSEDEADYYCAAWDFATWPATEVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVC LISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEK TVAPTECS >S93_IgG_Sa2_1F9-NT(SEQ ID NO: 90) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTGTTT CTACTAGCGATCATATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACT CCTCATCTATCATGATACCTCTCGTCCTGATGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACC TCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATT TCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGC TGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGT CTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGG GAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGAC GCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAG ACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCATAA

The “S93” or “S93 IgG_Sa2_1F9” antibody has a heavy chain variableregion comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 which isencoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambda lightchain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 109.

>S93_IgG_Sa2_1F9-AA (SEQ ID NO: 91) QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCVST

VN WYQQLPGTAPKLLIY

SRPDGVPDRFSGSKSGT SASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC

EVFGG GTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S93_IgG_Sa2_1F9-NT (SEQ ID NO: 109)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGG GACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTGTTTCTACTAGCGATCATATCGCTCATAAGCCTGTAAAC TGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATACCTCTCGTCCTGATGGGG TCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGA GGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGA GGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S96” or “S96 IgG_Sa2_H10” antibody has a heavy chain variableregion and heavy chain common region comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 93, which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 94.

>S96 IgG_Sa2_H10-AA (SEQ ID NO: 93) QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCNLPSADIAHKPVNWYQQLPGTAPKLLIYHDTSVVTGVPDRFSGSKSGT SASLAISGLQSEDEADYYCAAWDFATWPATEVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVC LISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEK TVAPTECS >S96 IgG_Sa2_H10-NT(SEQ ID NO: 94) CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGGGACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTG GAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAACTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACT CCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGGTCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACC TCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGAGGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGCACC CGTATTACACGTTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGT CACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGAC TTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCA CCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTG GAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCT ACAGAATGTTCA

The “S96” or “S96 IgG_Sa2_H10” antibody has a heavy chain variableregion comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 which isencoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambda lightchain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 95which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 110.

>S96 IgG_Sa2_H10-AA (SEQ ID NO: 95) QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCNLP

PVN WYQQLPGTAPKLLIY

SVVTGVPDRFSGSKSGT SASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC

EVFGG GTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S96 IgG_Sa2_H10-NT (SEQ ID NO: 110)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGG GACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCAGGGATAGTTTTGTAAAC TGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGCTACGAATATTCGGCCCTCAGGGG TCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGA GGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGCACCCGTATTACACGTTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTG ACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

The “S100” or “S100 IgG_Sa2_1E5” antibody has a heavy chain variableregion and heavy chain common region comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 4, which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 5, and a lambda light chain comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 113, which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:114.

>S100 IgG_Sa2_1E5-AA (SEQ ID NO: 113)QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGSSSNIENKPVN WYQQLPGTAPKLLIYHDTTRPSGVPDRFSGSKSGTSASLAISGLQSEDEADYYCAAWDFATWPATEVFGG GTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL FPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS >S100 IgG_Sa2_1E5-NT (SEQ ID NO: 114)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGG GACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCGAGAATAAGCCTGTAAAC TGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATACTACTCGGCCCTCAGGGG TCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGA GGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGA GGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTG AGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGT GGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAAC AACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCT GCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCATAA

The “S100” or “S100 IgG_Sa2_1E5” antibody has a heavy chain variableregion comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 which isencoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and a lambda lightchain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 100.

>S100 IgG_Sa2_1E5-AA (SEQ ID NO: 99) QSVLTQPPSASGTPGQRVTISCSGS

VN WYQQLPGTAPKLLIY

TRPSGVPDRFSGSKSGT SASLAISGLQSEDEADYYC

EVFGG GTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL >S100 IgG_Sa2_1E5-NT (SEQ ID NO: 100)CAGTCTGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCAGCGTCTGG GACCCCCGGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCTCTTGTTCTGGAAGCAGCTCCAACATCGAGAATAAGCCTGTAAAC TGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACGGCCCCCAAACTCCTCATCTATCATGATACTACTCGGCCCTCAGGGG TCCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACCTCAGCCTCCCTGGCCATCAGTGGGCTCCAGTCTGA GGATGAGGCTGATTATTACTGTGCAGCATGGGATTTCGCGACGTGGCCGGCTACTGAGGTGTTCGGCGGA GGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTG

Dummy Light Chains

The Dummy light chain 1 (SEQ ID NO: 112) is encoded by the nucleic acidsequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 111.

>DUMMY-LC1-NT (SEQ ID NO: 111) CAGTCTGTGTTGACGCAGCCGCCCTCAGTGTCTGCGGCCCCAGGACAGAAGGTCACCATCTCCTGCTCTG GAAGCAGCTCCAATATTGAGACTGGTTCTGTATCCTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACAGCCCCCAAACT CCTCATTTATGACAATAATAAGCGACCCTCAGGGATTCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACG TCAGCCACCCTGGGCATCACCGGACTCCAGACTGGGGACGAGGCCGATTATTACTGCGGAACATGGGATG ACAGCCTGCCTGGATGGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCC CTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATA AGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCTTGGAAAGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGG AGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGA GCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTG GCCCCTACAGAATGTTCATAA >DUMMY-LC1-AA(SEQ ID NO: 112) QSVLTQPPSVSAAPGQKVTISCSGSSSNIETGSVSWYQQLPGTAPKLLIYDNNKRPSGIPDRFSGSKSGT SATLGITGLQTGDEADYYCGTWDDSLPGWVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLI SDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTV APTECS

The Dummy variable light domain 1 (SEQ ID NO: 206) is encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 205.

>DUMMY-VL1-NT (SEQ ID NO: 205) CAGTCTGTGTTGACGCAGCCGCCCTCAGTGTCTGCGGCCCCAGGACAGAAGGTCACCATCTCCTGCTCTG GAAGCAGCTCCAATATTGAGACTGGTTCTGTATCCTGGTACCAGCAGCTCCCAGGAACAGCCCCCAAACT CCTCATTTATGACAATAATAAGCGACCCTCAGGGATTCCTGACCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAAGTCTGGCACG TCAGCCACCCTGGGCATCACCGGACTCCAGACTGGGGACGAGGCCGATTATTACTGCGGAACATGGGATG ACAGCCTGCCTGGATGGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTA >DUMMY-VL1-AA (SEQ ID NO: 206)QSVLTQPPSVSAAPGQKVTISCSGSSSNIETGSVS WYQQLPGTAPKLLIYDNNKRPSGIPDRFSGSKSGTSATLGITGLQTGDEADYYCGTWDDSLPGWVFGGGT KLTVL

The Dummy light chain 2 (SEQ ID NO: 208) is encoded by the nucleic acidsequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 207.

>DUMMY-LC2-NT (SEQ ID NO: 207) GAAATAGTGATGACGCAGTCTCCAGCCACCCTGTCTGTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCA GGGCCAGTCAGACGGTTAAGAATAATTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCT CATCTATGGTGCATCCACCAGGGCCACTGGTATCCCAGCCAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGAG TTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGCCTGCAGTCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTTTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATAACAACT GGTTGCCCATCAACCCCTATACCTTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACC ATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTG AATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCC AGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAA AGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTTAA >DUMMY-LC2-AA (SEQ ID NO: 208)EIVMTQSPATLSVSPGERATLSCRASQTVKNNLAW YQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASTRATGIPARFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLQSEDFAVYYCQQYNNWLPINPYTFGQG TKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDS TYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC

The Dummy variable light domain 2 (SEQ ID NO: 210) is encoded by thenucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 209.

>DUMMY-VL2-NT (SEQ ID NO: 209) GAAATAGTGATGACGCAGTCTCCAGCCACCCTGTCTGTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCA GGGCCAGTCAGACGGTTAAGAATAATTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCT CATCTATGGTGCATCCACCAGGGCCACTGGTATCCCAGCCAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGAG TTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGCCTGCAGTCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTTTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATAACAACT GGTTGCCCATCAACCCCTATACCTTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAA >DUMMY-VL2-AA (SEQ ID NO: 210)EIVMTQSPATLSVSPGERATLSCRASQTVKNNLAW YQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASTRATGIPARFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLQSEDFAVYYCQQYNNWLPINPYTFGQG TKVEIK

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Unless otherwise defined, scientific and technical terms used inconnection with the present invention shall have the meanings that arecommonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. Further,unless otherwise required by context, singular terms shall includepluralities and plural terms shall include the singular. Generally,nomenclatures utilized in connection with, and techniques of, cell andtissue culture, molecular biology, and protein and oligo- orpolynucleotide chemistry and hybridization described herein are thosewell-known and commonly used in the art. Standard techniques are usedfor recombinant DNA, oligonucleotide synthesis, and tissue culture andtransformation (e.g., electroporation, lipofection). Enzymatic reactionsand purification techniques are performed according to manufacturer'sspecifications or as commonly accomplished in the art or as describedherein. The foregoing techniques and procedures are generally performedaccording to conventional methods well known in the art and as describedin various general and more specific references that are cited anddiscussed throughout the present specification. See e.g., Sambrook etal. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d ed., Cold Spring HarborLaboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989)). The nomenclaturesutilized in connection with, and the laboratory procedures andtechniques of, analytical chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, andmedicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry described herein are thosewell-known and commonly used in the art. Standard techniques are usedfor chemical syntheses, chemical analyses, pharmaceutical preparation,formulation, and delivery, and treatment of patients.

As utilized in accordance with the present disclosure, the followingterms, unless otherwise indicated, shall be understood to have thefollowing meanings:

As used herein, the term “antibody” refers to immunoglobulin moleculesand immunologically active portions of immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules,i.e., molecules that contain an antigen binding site that specificallybinds (immunoreacts with) an antigen. By “specifically bind” or“immunoreacts with” or “immunospecifically bind” is meant that theantibody reacts with one or more antigenic determinants of the desiredantigen and does not react with other polypeptides or binds at muchlower affinity (K_(d)>10⁻⁶). Antibodies include, but are not limited to,polyclonal, monoclonal, chimeric, dAb (domain antibody), single chain,F_(ab), F_(ab′) and F_((ab′)2) fragments, scFvs, and an F_(ab)expression library.

The basic antibody structural unit is known to comprise a tetramer. Eachtetramer is composed of two identical pairs of polypeptide chains, eachpair having one “light” (about 25 kDa) and one “heavy” chain (about50-70 kDa). The amino-terminal portion of each chain includes a variableregion of about 100 to 110 or more amino acids primarily responsible forantigen recognition. The carboxy-terminal portion of each chain definesa constant region primarily responsible for effector function. Ingeneral, antibody molecules obtained from humans relate to any of theclasses IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE and IgD, which differ from one another by thenature of the heavy chain present in the molecule. Certain classes havesubclasses as well, such as IgG₁, IgG₂, and others. Furthermore, inhumans, the light chain may be a kappa chain or a lambda chain.

The term “monoclonal antibody” (MAb) or “monoclonal antibodycomposition”, as used herein, refers to a population of antibodymolecules that contain only one molecular species of antibody moleculeconsisting of a unique light chain gene product and a unique heavy chaingene product. In particular, the complementarity determining regions(CDRs) of the monoclonal antibody are identical in all the molecules ofthe population. MAbs contain an antigen binding site capable ofimmunoreacting with a particular epitope of the antigen characterized bya unique binding affinity for it.

The term “antigen binding region” or “antigen-binding site” or “bindingportion” refers to the part of the immunoglobulin molecule thatparticipates in antigen binding. The antigen binding site is formed byamino acid residues of the N-terminal variable (“V”) regions of theheavy (“H”) and light (“L”) chains. Three highly divergent stretcheswithin the V regions of the heavy and light chains, referred to as“hypervariable regions,” are interposed between more conserved flankingstretches known as “framework regions,” or “FRs”. Thus, the term “FR”refers to amino acid sequences which are naturally found between, andadjacent to, hypervariable regions in immunoglobulins. In an antibodymolecule, the three hypervariable regions of a light chain and the threehypervariable regions of a heavy chain are disposed relative to eachother in three dimensional space to form an antigen-binding surface. Theantigen-binding surface is complementary to the three-dimensionalsurface of a bound antigen, and the three hypervariable regions of eachof the heavy and light chains are referred to as“complementarity-determining regions,” or “CDRs.” Various methods areknown in the art for numbering the amino acids sequences of antibodiesand identification of the complementary determining regions. Forexample, the Kabat numbering system (See Kabat, E. A., et al., Sequencesof Protein of immunological interest, Fifth Edition, US Department ofHealth and Human Services, US Government Printing Office (1991)) or theIMGT numbering system (See IMGT®, the international ImMunoGeneTicsinformation system®. Available online: http://www.imgt.org/). The IMGTnumbering system is routinely used and accepted as a reliable andaccurate system in the art to determine amino acid positions in codingsequences, alignment of alleles, and to easily compare sequences inimmunoglobulin (IG) and T-cell receptor (TR) from all vertebratespecies. The accuracy and the consistency of the IMGT data are based onIMGT-ONTOLOGY, the first, and so far unique, ontology for immunogeneticsand immunoinformatics (See Lefranc. M. P. et al., Biomolecules, 2014December; 4(4), 1102-1139). IMGT tools and databases run against IMGTreference directories built from a large repository of sequences. In theIMGT system the IG V-DOMAIN and IG C-DOMAIN are delimited taking intoaccount the exon delimitation, whenever appropriate. Therefore, theavailability of more sequences to the IMGT database, the IMGT exonnumbering system can be and “is used” by those skilled in the artreliably to determine amino acid positions in coding sequences and foralignment of alleles. Additionally, correspondences between the IMGTunique numbering with other numberings (i.e., Kabat) are available inthe IMGT Scientific chart (See Lefranc. M. P. et al., Biomolecules, 2014December; 4(4), 1102-1139).

The term “hypervariable region” or “variable region” refers to the aminoacid residues of an antibody that are typically responsible forantigen-binding. The hypervariable region generally comprises amino acidresidues from a “complementarity determining region” or “CDR” (e.g.,around about residues 24-34 (LI), 50-56 (L2) and 89-97 (L3) in theV_(L), and around about 31-35 (HI), 50-65 (H2) and 95-102 (H3) in theV_(L), when numbered in accordance with the Kabat numbering system;Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed.Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.(1991)); and/or those residues from a “hypervariable loop” (e.g.,residues 24-34 (LI), 50-56 (L2) and 89-97 (L3) in the V_(L), and 26-32(HI), 52-56 (H2) and 95-101 (H3) in the V_(H) when numbered inaccordance with the Chothia numbering system; Chothia and Lesk, J. Mol.Biol. 196:901-917 (1987)); and/or those residues from a “hypervariableloop” VCDR (e.g., residues 27-38 (LI), 56-65 (L2) and 105-120 (L3) inthe V_(L), and 27-38 (HI), 56-65 (H2) and 105-120 (H3) in the V_(H) whennumbered in accordance with the IMGT numbering system; Lefranc, M. P. etal. Nucl. Acids Res. 27:209-212 (1999), Ruiz, M. e al. Nucl. Acids Res.28:219-221 (2000)). Optionally, the antibody has symmetrical insertionsat one or more of the following points 28, 36 (LI), 63, 74-75 (L2) and123 (L3) in the V_(L), and 28, 36 (HI), 63, 74-75 (H2) and 123 (H3) inthe V_(H) when numbered in accordance with AHo; Honneger, A. andPlunkthun, A. J. Mol. Biol. 309:657-670 (2001)).

As used herein, the term “epitope” includes any protein determinantcapable of specific binding to an immunoglobulin, an scFv, or a T-cellreceptor. The term “epitope” includes any protein determinant capable ofspecific binding to an immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor. Epitopicdeterminants usually consist of chemically active surface groupings ofmolecules such as amino acids or sugar side chains and usually havespecific three dimensional structural characteristics, as well asspecific charge characteristics. For example, antibodies may be raisedagainst N-terminal or C-terminal peptides of a polypeptide. An antibodyis the to specifically bind an antigen when the dissociation constant is≤1 μM; e.g., ≤100 nM, preferably ≤10 nM and more preferably ≤1 nM.

As used herein, the terms “immunological binding,” and “immunologicalbinding properties” refer to the non-covalent interactions of the typewhich occur between an immunoglobulin molecule and an antigen for whichthe immunoglobulin is specific. The strength, or affinity ofimmunological binding interactions can be expressed in terms of thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the interaction, wherein a smallerK_(d) represents a greater affinity. Immunological binding properties ofselected polypeptides can be quantified using methods well known in theart. One such method entails measuring the rates of antigen-bindingsite/antigen complex formation and dissociation, wherein those ratesdepend on the concentrations of the complex partners, the affinity ofthe interaction, and geometric parameters that equally influence therate in both directions. Thus, both the “on rate constant” (K_(on)) andthe “off rate constant” (K_(off)) can be determined by calculation ofthe concentrations and the actual rates of association and dissociation.(See Nature 361:186-87 (1993)). The ratio of K_(off)/K_(on) enables thecancellation of all parameters not related to affinity, and is equal tothe dissociation constant K_(d). (See, generally, Davies et al. (1990)Annual Rev Biochem 59:439-473). An antibody of the present invention isthe to specifically bind to its target, when the equilibrium bindingconstant (K_(d)) is ≤1 μM, e.g., ≤100 nM, preferably ≤10 nM, and morepreferably ≤1 nM, as measured by assays such as radioligand bindingassays or similar assays known to those skilled in the art.

The term “isolated polynucleotide” as used herein shall mean apolynucleotide of genomic, cDNA, or synthetic origin or some combinationthereof, which by virtue of its origin the “isolated polynucleotide” (1)is not associated with all or a portion of a polynucleotide in which the“isolated polynucleotide” is found in nature, (2) is operably linked toa polynucleotide which it is not linked to in nature, or (3) does notoccur in nature as part of a larger sequence. Polynucleotides inaccordance with the invention include the nucleic acid moleculesencoding the heavy chain immunoglobulin molecules, and nucleic acidmolecules encoding the light chain immunoglobulin molecules describedherein.

The term “isolated protein” referred to herein means a protein of cDNA,recombinant RNA, or synthetic origin or some combination thereof, whichby virtue of its origin, or source of derivation, the “isolated protein”(1) is not associated with proteins found in nature, (2) is free ofother proteins from the same source, e.g., free of marine proteins, (3)is expressed by a cell from a different species, or (4) does not occurin nature.

The term “polypeptide” is used herein as a generic term to refer tonative protein, fragments, or analogs of a polypeptide sequence. Hence,native protein fragments, and analogs are species of the polypeptidegenus. Polypeptides in accordance with the invention comprise the heavychain immunoglobulin molecules, and the light chain immunoglobulinmolecules described herein, as well as antibody molecules formed bycombinations comprising the heavy chain immunoglobulin molecules withlight chain immunoglobulin molecules, such as kappa light chainimmunoglobulin molecules, and vice versa, as well as fragments andanalogs thereof.

The term “naturally-occurring” as used herein as applied to an objectrefers to the fact that an object can be found in nature. For example, apolypeptide or polynucleotide sequence that is present in an organism(including viruses) that can be isolated from a source in nature andwhich has not been intentionally modified by man in the laboratory orotherwise is naturally-occurring.

The term “operably linked” as used herein refers to positions ofcomponents so described are in a relationship permitting them tofunction in their intended manner. A control sequence “operably linked”to a coding sequence is ligated in such a way that expression of thecoding sequence is achieved under conditions compatible with the controlsequences.

The term “control sequence” as used herein refers to polynucleotidesequences which are necessary to effect the expression and processing ofcoding sequences to which they are ligated. The nature of such controlsequences differs depending upon the host organism in prokaryotes, suchcontrol sequences generally include promoter, ribosomal binding site,and transcription termination sequence in eukaryotes, generally, suchcontrol sequences include promoters and transcription terminationsequence. The term “control sequences” is intended to include, at aminimum, all components whose presence is essential for expression andprocessing, and can also include additional components whose presence isadvantageous, for example, leader sequences and fusion partnersequences. The term “polynucleotide” as referred to herein means apolymeric boron of nucleotides of at least 10 bases in length, eitherribonucleotides or deoxynucleotides or a modified form of either type ofnucleotide. The term includes single and double stranded forms of DNA.

As used herein, the twenty conventional amino acids and theirabbreviations follow conventional usage. See Immunology—A Synthesis (2ndEdition, E. S. Golub and D. R. Gren, Eds., Sinauer Associates,Sunderland Mass. (1991)). Stereoisomers (e.g., D-amino acids) of thetwenty conventional amino acids, unnatural amino acids such as α-,α-disubstituted amino acids, N-alkyl amino acids, lactic acid, and otherunconventional amino acids may also be suitable components forpolypeptides of the present invention. Examples of unconventional aminoacids include: 4 hydroxyproline, γ-carboxyglutamate,ε-N,N,N-trimethyllysine, ε-N-acetyllysine, O-phosphoserine,N-acetylserine, N-formylmethionine, 3-methylhistidine, 5-hydroxylysine,σ-N-methylarginine, and other similar amino acids and imino acids (e.g.,4-hydroxyproline). In the polypeptide notation used herein, theleft-hand direction is the amino terminal direction and the right-handdirection is the carboxy-terminal direction, in accordance with standardusage and convention.

As applied to polypeptides, the term “substantial identity” means thattwo peptide sequences, when optimally aligned, such as by the programsGAP or BESTFIT using default gap weights, share at least 80 percentsequence identity, preferably at least 90 percent sequence identity,more preferably at least 95 percent sequence identity, and mostpreferably at least 99 percent sequence identity.

Preferably, residue positions which are not identical differ byconservative amino acid substitutions.

Conservative amino acid substitutions refer to the interchangeability ofresidues having similar side chains. For example, a group of amino acidshaving aliphatic side chains is glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, andisoleucine; a group of amino acids having aliphatic-hydroxyl side chainsis serine and threonine; a group of amino acids having amide-containingside chains is asparagine and glutamine; a group of amino acids havingaromatic side chains is phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan; a groupof amino acids having basic side chains is lysine, arginine, andhistidine; and a group of amino acids having sulfur-containing sidechains is cysteine and methionine. Preferred conservative amino acidssubstitution groups are: valine-leucine-isoleucine,phenylalanine-tyrosine, lysine-arginine, alanine valine,glutamic-aspartic, and asparagine-glutamine.

As discussed herein, minor variations in the amino acid sequences ofantibodies or immunoglobulin molecules are contemplated as beingencompassed by the present invention, providing that the variations inthe amino acid sequence maintain at least 75%, more preferably at least80%, 90%, 95%, and most preferably 99%. In particular, conservativeamino acid replacements are contemplated. Conservative replacements arethose that take place within a family of amino acids that are related intheir side chains. Genetically encoded amino acids are generally dividedinto families: (1) acidic amino acids are aspartate, glutamate; (2)basic amino acids are lysine, arginine, histidine; (3) non-polar aminoacids are alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine,methionine, tryptophan, and (4) uncharged polar amino acids are glycine,asparagine, glutamine, cysteine, serine, threonine, tyrosine. Thehydrophilic amino acids include arginine, asparagine, aspartate,glutamine, glutamate, histidine, lysine, serine, and threonine. Thehydrophobic amino acids include alanine, cysteine, isoleucine, leucine,methionine, phenylalanine, proline, tryptophan, tyrosine and valine.Other families of amino acids include (i) serine and threonine, whichare the aliphatic-hydroxy family; (ii) asparagine and glutamine, whichare the amide containing family; (iii) alanine, valine, leucine andisoleucine, which are the aliphatic family; and (iv) phenylalanine,tryptophan, and tyrosine, which are the aromatic family. For example, itis reasonable to expect that an isolated replacement of a leucine withan isoleucine or valine, an aspartate with a glutamate, a threonine witha serine, or a similar replacement of an amino acid with a structurallyrelated amino acid will not have a major effect on the binding orproperties of the resulting molecule, especially if the replacement doesnot involve an amino acid within a framework site. Whether an amino acidchange results in a functional peptide can readily be determined byassaying the specific activity of the polypeptide derivative. Assays aredescribed in detail herein. Fragments or analogs of antibodies orimmunoglobulin molecules can be readily prepared by those of ordinaryskill in the art. Preferred amino- and carboxy-termini of fragments oranalogs occur near boundaries of functional domains. Structural andfunctional domains can be identified by comparison of the nucleotideand/or amino acid sequence data to public or proprietary sequencedatabases. Preferably, computerized comparison methods are used toidentify sequence motifs or predicted protein conformation domains thatoccur in other proteins of known structure and/or function. Methods toidentify protein sequences that fold into a known three-dimensionalstructure are known. Bowie et al. Science 253:164 (1991). Thus, theforegoing examples demonstrate that those of skill in the art canrecognize sequence motifs and structural conformations that may be usedto define structural and functional domains in accordance with theinvention.

Preferred amino acid substitutions are those which: (1) reducesusceptibility to proteolysis, (2) reduce susceptibility to oxidation,(3) alter binding affinity for forming protein complexes, (4) alterbinding affinities, and (4) confer or modify other physicochemical orfunctional properties of such analogs. Analogs can include variousmuteins of a sequence other than the naturally-occurring peptidesequence. For example, single or multiple amino acid substitutions(preferably conservative amino acid substitutions) may be made in thenaturally-occurring sequence (preferably in the portion of thepolypeptide outside the domain(s) forming intermolecular contacts. Aconservative amino acid substitution should not substantially change thestructural characteristics of the parent sequence (e.g., a replacementamino acid should not tend to break a helix that occurs in the parentsequence, or disrupt other types of secondary structure thatcharacterizes the parent sequence). Examples of art-recognizedpolypeptide secondary and tertiary structures are described in Proteins,Structures and Molecular Principles (Creighton, Ed., W. H. Freeman andCompany, New York (1984)); Introduction to Protein Structure (C. Brandenand J. Tooze, eds., Garland Publishing, New York, N.Y. (1991)); andThornton et at. Nature 354:105 (1991).

As used herein, the terms “label” or “labeled” refers to incorporationof a detectable marker, e.g., by incorporation of a radiolabeled aminoacid or attachment to a polypeptide of biotinyl moieties that can bedetected by marked avidin (e.g., streptavidin containing a fluorescentmarker or enzymatic activity that can be detected by optical orcalorimetric methods). In certain situations, the label or marker canalso be therapeutic. Various methods of labeling polypeptides andglycoproteins are known in the art and may be used. Examples of labelsfor polypeptides include, but are not limited to, the following:radioisotopes or radionuclides (e.g., ³H, ¹⁴C, ¹⁵N, ³⁵S, ⁹⁰Y, ⁹⁹Tc,¹¹¹In, ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I), fluorescent labels (e.g., FITC, rhodamine,lanthanide phosphors), enzymatic labels (e.g., horseradish peroxidase,p-galactosidase, luciferase, alkaline phosphatase), chemiluminescent,biotinyl groups, predetermined polypeptide epitopes recognized by asecondary reporter (e.g., leucine zipper pair sequences, binding sitesfor secondary antibodies, metal binding domains, epitope tags). In someembodiments, labels are attached by spacer arms of various lengths toreduce potential steric hindrance. The term “pharmaceutical agent ordrug” as used herein refers to a chemical compound or compositioncapable of inducing a desired therapeutic effect when properlyadministered to a patient.

Other chemistry terms herein are used according to conventional usage inthe art, as exemplified by The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical Terms(Parker, S., Ed., McGraw-Hill, San Francisco (1985)).

As used herein, “substantially pure” means an object species is thepredominant species present (i.e., on a molar basis it is more abundantthan any other individual species in the composition), and preferably asubstantially purified fraction is a composition wherein the objectspecies comprises at least about 50 percent (on a molar basis) of allmacromolecular species present.

Generally, a substantially pure composition will comprise more thanabout 80 percent of all macromolecular species present in thecomposition, more preferably more than about 85%, 90%, 95%, and 99%.Most preferably, the object species is purified to essential homogeneity(contaminant species cannot be detected in the composition byconventional detection methods) wherein the composition consistsessentially of a single macromolecular species.

The term patient includes human and veterinary subjects.

Antibodies

Various procedures known within the art may be used for the productionof polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies directed against a given target,such as, for example, CD47, a tumor associated antigen or other target,or against derivatives, fragments, analogs homologs or orthologs thereof(See, for example, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Harlow E, and LaneD, 1988, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.,incorporated herein by reference).

Antibodies are purified by well-known techniques, such as affinitychromatography using protein A or protein G, which provide primarily theIgG fraction of immune serum. Subsequently, or alternatively, thespecific antigen which is the target of the immunoglobulin sought, or anepitope thereof, may be immobilized on a column to purify the immunespecific antibody by immunoaffinity chromatography. Purification ofimmunoglobulins is discussed, for example, by D. Wilkinson (TheScientist, published by The Scientist, Inc., Philadelphia Pa., Vol. 14,No. 8 (Apr. 17, 2000), pp. 25-28).

In some embodiments, the antibodies of the invention are monoclonalantibodies. Monoclonal antibodies are generated, for example, by usingthe procedures set forth in the Examples provided herein. Antibodies arealso generated, e.g., by immunizing BALB/c mice with combinations ofcell transfectants expressing high levels of a given target on theirsurface. Hybridomas resulting from myeloma/B cell fusions are thenscreened for reactivity to the selected target.

Monoclonal antibodies are prepared, for example, using hybridomamethods, such as those described by Kohler and Milstein, Nature, 256:495(1975). In a hybridoma method, a mouse, hamster, or other appropriatehost animal, is typically immunized with an immunizing agent to elicitlymphocytes that produce or are capable of producing antibodies thatwill specifically bind to the immunizing agent. Alternatively, thelymphocytes can be immunized in vitro.

The immunizing agent will typically include the protein antigen, afragment thereof or a fusion protein thereof. Generally, eitherperipheral blood lymphocytes are used if cells of human origin aredesired, or spleen cells or lymph node cells are used if non-humanmammalian sources are desired. The lymphocytes are then fused with animmortalized cell line using a suitable fusing agent, such aspolyethylene glycol, to form a hybridoma cell (Goding, MonoclonalAntibodies: Principles and Practice, Academic Press, (1986) pp. 59-103).Immortalized cell lines are usually transformed mammalian cells,particularly myeloma cells of rodent, bovine and human origin. Usually,rat or mouse myeloma cell lines are employed. The hybridoma cells can becultured in a suitable culture medium that preferably contains one ormore substances that inhibit the growth or survival of the unfused,immortalized cells. For example, if the parental cells lack the enzymehypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT or HPRT), theculture medium for the hybridomas typically will include hypoxanthine,aminopterin, and thymidine (“HAT medium”), which substances prevent thegrowth of HGPRT-deficient cells.

Preferred immortalized cell lines are those that fuse efficiently,support stable high level expression of antibody by the selectedantibody-producing cells, and are sensitive to a medium such as HATmedium. More preferred immortalized cell lines are murine myeloma lines,which can be obtained, for instance, from the Salk Institute CellDistribution Center,

San Diego, Calif. and the American Type Culture Collection, Manassas,Va.

Human myeloma and mouse-human heteromyeloma cell lines also have beendescribed for the production of monoclonal antibodies. (See Kozbor, J.Immunol., 133:3001 (1984); Brodeur et al., Monoclonal AntibodyProduction Techniques and Applications, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York,(1987) pp. 51-63)).

The culture medium in which the hybridoma cells are cultured can then beassayed for the presence of monoclonal antibodies directed against theantigen. Preferably, the binding specificity of monoclonal antibodiesproduced by the hybridoma cells is determined by immunoprecipitation orby an in vitro binding assay, such as radioimmunoassay (RIA) orenzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA). Such techniques and assaysare known in the art. The binding affinity of the monoclonal antibodycan, for example, be determined by the Scatchard analysis of Munson andPollard, Anal. Biochem., 107:220 (1980). Moreover, in therapeuticapplications of monoclonal antibodies, it is important to identifyantibodies having a high degree of specificity and a high bindingaffinity for the target antigen.

After the desired hybridoma cells are identified, the clones can besubcloned by limiting dilution procedures and grown by standard methods.(See Goding, Monoclonal Antibodies: Principles and Practice, AcademicPress, (1986) pp. 59-103). Suitable culture media for this purposeinclude, for example, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium and RPMI-1640medium. Alternatively, the hybridoma cells can be grown in vivo asascites in a mammal.

The monoclonal antibodies secreted by the subclones can be isolated orpurified from the culture medium or ascites fluid by conventionalimmunoglobulin purification procedures such as, for example, proteinA-Sepharose, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis,dialysis, or affinity chromatography.

Monoclonal antibodies can also be made by recombinant DNA methods, suchas those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567. DNA encoding themonoclonal antibodies of the invention can be readily isolated andsequenced using conventional procedures (e.g., by using oligonucleotideprobes that are capable of binding specifically to genes encoding theheavy and light chains of murine antibodies). The hybridoma cells of theinvention serve as a preferred source of such DNA. Once isolated, theDNA can be placed into expression vectors, which are then transfectedinto host cells such as simian COS cells, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)cells, or myeloma cells that do not otherwise produce immunoglobulinprotein, to obtain the synthesis of monoclonal antibodies in therecombinant host cells. The DNA also can be modified, for example, bysubstituting the coding sequence for human heavy and light chainconstant domains in place of the homologous murine sequences (see U.S.Pat. No. 4,816,567; Morrison, Nature 368, 812-13 (1994)) or bycovalently joining to the immunoglobulin coding sequence all or part ofthe coding sequence for a non-immunoglobulin polypeptide. Such anon-immunoglobulin polypeptide can be substituted for the constantdomains of an antibody of the invention, or can be substituted for thevariable domains of one antigen-combining site of an antibody of theinvention to create a chimeric bivalent antibody.

Monoclonal antibodies of the invention include humanized antibodies orhuman antibodies. These antibodies are suitable for administration tohumans without engendering an immune response by the human against theadministered immunoglobulin. Humanized forms of antibodies are chimericimmunoglobulins, immunoglobulin chains or fragments thereof (such as Fv,Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)₂ or other antigen-binding subsequences of antibodies)that are principally comprised of the sequence of a humanimmunoglobulin, and contain minimal sequence derived from a non-humanimmunoglobulin. Humanization is performed, e.g., by following the methodof Winter and co-workers (Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986);Riechmann et al., Nature, 332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et al., Science,239:1534-1536 (1988)), by substituting rodent CDRs or CDR sequences forthe corresponding sequences of a human antibody. (See also U.S. Pat. No.5,225,539). In some instances, Fv framework residues of the humanimmunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-human residues.Humanized antibodies also comprise, e.g., residues which are foundneither in the recipient antibody nor in the imported CDR or frameworksequences. In general, the humanized antibody includes substantially allof at least one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all orsubstantially all of the CDR regions correspond to those of a non-humanimmunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the framework regions arethose of a human immunoglobulin consensus sequence. The humanizedantibody optimally also includes at least a portion of an immunoglobulinconstant region (Fc), typically that of a human immunoglobulin (Jones etal., 1986; Riechmann et al., 1988; and Presta, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol.,2:593-596 (1992)).

Fully human antibodies are antibody molecules in which the entiresequence of both the light chain and the heavy chain, including theCDRs, arise from human genes. Such antibodies are termed “humanantibodies”, or “fully human antibodies” herein. Monoclonal antibodiescan be prepared by using trioma technique; the human B-cell hybridomatechnique (see Kozbor, et al., 1983 Immunol Today 4: 72); and the EBVhybridoma technique to produce monoclonal antibodies (see Cole, et al.,1985 In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCER THERAPY, Alan R. Liss, Inc.,pp. 77-96). Monoclonal antibodies may be utilized and may be produced byusing human hybridomas (see Cote, et al., 1983. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA80: 2026-2030) or by transforming human B-cells with Epstein Barr Virusin vitro (see Cole, et al., 1985 In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCERTHERAPY, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96).

In addition, human antibodies can also be produced using additionaltechniques, including phage display libraries. (See Hoogenboom andWinter, J. Mol. Biol., 227:381 (1991); Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol.,222:581 (1991)). Similarly, human antibodies can be made by introducinghuman immunoglobulin loci into transgenic animals, e.g., mice in whichthe endogenous immunoglobulin genes have been partially or completelyinactivated. Upon challenge, human antibody production is observed,which closely resembles that seen in humans in all respects, includinggene rearrangement, assembly, and antibody repertoire. This approach isdescribed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,545,807; 5,545,806;5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,661,016, and in Marks et al.,Bio/Technology 10, 779-783 (1992); Lonberg et al., Nature 368 856-859(1994); Morrison, Nature 368, 812-13 (1994); Fishwild et al, NatureBiotechnology 14, 845-51 (1996); Neuberger, Nature Biotechnology 14, 826(1996); and Lonberg and Huszar, Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13 65-93 (1995).

Human antibodies may additionally be produced using transgenic nonhumananimals which are modified so as to produce fully human antibodiesrather than the animal's endogenous antibodies in response to challengeby an antigen. (See PCT publication WO94/02602). The endogenous genesencoding the heavy and light immunoglobulin chains in the nonhuman hosthave been incapacitated, and active loci encoding human heavy and lightchain immunoglobulins are inserted into the host's genome. The humangenes are incorporated, for example, using yeast artificial chromosomescontaining the requisite human DNA segments. An animal which providesall the desired modifications is then obtained as progeny bycrossbreeding intermediate transgenic animals containing fewer than thefull complement of the modifications. An example of such a nonhumananimal is a mouse termed the Xenomouse™ as disclosed in PCT publicationsWO 96/33735 and WO 96/34096. This animal produces B cells which secretefully human immunoglobulins. The antibodies can be obtained directlyfrom the animal after immunization with an immunogen of interest, as,for example, a preparation of a polyclonal antibody, or alternativelyfrom immortalized B cells derived from the animal, such as hybridomasproducing monoclonal antibodies. Additionally, the genes encoding theimmunoglobulins with human variable regions can be recovered andexpressed to obtain the antibodies directly, or can be further modifiedto obtain analogs of antibodies such as, for example, single chain Fv(scFv) molecules.

An example of a method of producing a nonhuman host, exemplified as amouse, lacking expression of an endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain isdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,598. It can be obtained by a method,which includes deleting the J segment genes from at least one endogenousheavy chain locus in an embryonic stem cell to prevent rearrangement ofthe locus and to prevent formation of a transcript of a rearrangedimmunoglobulin heavy chain locus, the deletion being effected by atargeting vector containing a gene encoding a selectable marker; andproducing from the embryonic stem cell a transgenic mouse whose somaticand germ cells contain the gene encoding the selectable marker.

One method for producing an antibody of interest, such as a humanantibody, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,771. This method includesintroducing an expression vector that contains a nucleotide sequenceencoding a heavy chain into one mammalian host cell in culture,introducing an expression vector containing a nucleotide sequenceencoding a light chain into another mammalian host cell, and fusing thetwo cells to form a hybrid cell. The hybrid cell expresses an antibodycontaining the heavy chain and the light chain.

In a further improvement on this procedure, a method for identifying aclinically relevant epitope on an immunogen and a correlative method forselecting an antibody that binds specifically to the relevant epitopewith high affinity are disclosed in PCT publication WO 99/53049.

The antibody can be expressed by a vector containing a DNA segmentencoding the single chain antibody described above.

These can include vectors, liposomes, naked DNA, adjuvant-assisted DNA.gene gun, catheters, etc. Vectors include chemical conjugates such asdescribed in WO 93/64701, which has targeting moiety (e.g., a ligand toa cellular surface receptor), and a nucleic acid binding moiety (e.g.,polylysine), viral vector (e.g., a DNA or RNA viral vector), fusionproteins such as described in PCT/US 95/02140 (WO 95/22618) which is afusion protein containing a target moiety (e.g., an antibody specificfor a target cell) and a nucleic acid binding moiety (e.g., aprotamine), plasmids, phage, etc. The vectors can be chromosomal,non-chromosomal or synthetic.

Preferred vectors include viral vectors, fusion proteins and chemicalconjugates. Retroviral vectors include moloney murine leukemia viruses.DNA viral vectors are preferred. These vectors include pox vectors suchas orthopox or avipox vectors, herpesvirus vectors such as a herpessimplex I virus (HSV) vector (see Geller, A. I. et al., J. Neurochem,64:487 (1995); Lim, F., et al., in DNA Cloning: Mammalian Systems, D.Glover, Ed. (Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford England) (1995); Geller, A. I.et al., Proc Natl. Acad. Sci.: U.S.A. 90:7603 (1993); Geller, A. I., etal., Proc Natl. Acad. Sci USA 87:1149 (1990), Adenovirus Vectors (seeLeGal LaSalle et al., Science, 259:988 (1993); Davidson, et al., Nat.Genet 3:219 (1993); Yang, et al., J. Virol. 69:2004 (1995) andAdeno-associated Virus Vectors (see Kaplitt, M. G. et al., Nat. Genet.8:148 (1994).

Pox viral vectors introduce the gene into the cells cytoplasm. Avipoxvirus vectors result in only a short term expression of the nucleicacid. Adenovirus vectors, adeno-associated virus vectors and herpessimplex virus (HSV) vectors are preferred for introducing the nucleicacid into neural cells. The adenovirus vector results in a shorter termexpression (about 2 months) than adeno-associated virus (about 4months), which in turn is shorter than HSV vectors. The particularvector chosen will depend upon the target cell and the condition beingtreated. The introduction can be by standard techniques, e.g.,infection, transfection, transduction or transformation. Examples ofmodes of gene transfer include e.g., naked DNA, CaPO4 precipitation,DEAE dextran, electroporation, protoplast fusion, lipofection, cellmicroinjection, and viral vectors.

The vector can be employed to target essentially any desired targetcell. For example, stereotaxic injection can be used to direct thevectors (e.g., adenovirus, HSV) to a desired location. Additionally, theparticles can be delivered by intracerebroventricular (icy) infusionusing a minipump infusion system, such as a SynchroMed Infusion System.A method based on bulk flow, termed convection, has also proveneffective at delivering large molecules to extended areas of the brainand may be useful in delivering the vector to the target cell. (See Boboet al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:2076-2080 (1994); Morrison et al.,Am. J. Physiol. 266:292-305 (1994)). Other methods that can be usedinclude catheters, intravenous, parenteral, intraperitoneal andsubcutaneous injection, and oral or other known routes ofadministration.

Bispecific antibodies are antibodies that have binding specificities forat least two different antigens. In the present case, one of the bindingspecificities is for a target such as CD47 or any fragment thereof. Thesecond binding target is any other antigen, and advantageously is acell-surface protein or receptor or receptor subunit.

Methods for making bispecific antibodies are known in the art.Traditionally, the recombinant production of bispecific antibodies isbased on the co-expression of two immunoglobulin heavy-chain/light-chainpairs, where the two heavy chains have different specificities (Milsteinand Cuello, Nature, 305:537-539 (1983)). Because of the randomassortment of immunoglobulin heavy and light chains, these hybridomas(quadromas) produce a potential mixture of ten different antibodymolecules, of which only one has the correct bispecific structure. Thepurification of the correct molecule is usually accomplished by affinitychromatography steps. Similar procedures are disclosed in WO 93/08829,published 13 May 1993, and in Traunecker et al., EMBO J., 10:3655-3659(1991).

Bispecific and/or monovalent antibodies of the invention can be madeusing any of a variety of art-recognized techniques, including thosedisclosed in co-pending application WO 2012/023053, filed Aug. 16, 2011,the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in theirentirety. The methods described in WO 2012/023053 generate bispecificantibodies that are identical in structure to a human immunoglobulin.This type of molecule is composed of two copies of a unique heavy chainpolypeptide, a first light chain variable region fused to a constantKappa domain and second light chain variable region fused to a constantLambda domain. Each combining site displays a different antigenspecificity to which both the heavy and light chain contribute. Thelight chain variable regions can be of the Lambda or Kappa family andare preferably fused to a Lambda and Kappa constant domains,respectively. This is preferred in order to avoid the generation ofnon-natural polypeptide junctions. However it is also possible to obtainbispecific antibodies of the invention by fusing a Kappa light chainvariable domain to a constant Lambda domain for a first specificity andfusing a Lambda light chain variable domain to a constant Kappa domainfor the second specificity. The bispecific antibodies described in WO2012/023053 are referred to as IgGic)\, antibodies or “16, bodies,” anew fully human bispecific IgG format. This κλ-body format allows theaffinity purification of a bispecific antibody that is undistinguishablefrom a standard IgG molecule with characteristics that areundistinguishable from a standard monoclonal antibody and, therefore,favorable as compared to previous formats.

An essential step of the method is the identification of two antibodyFAT regions (each composed by a variable light chain and variable heavychain domain) having different antigen specificities that share the sameheavy chain variable domain. Numerous methods have been described forthe generation of monoclonal antibodies and fragments thereof (See,e.g., Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Harlow E, and Lane D, 1988, ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., incorporatedherein by reference). Fully human antibodies are antibody molecules inwhich the sequence of both the light chain and the heavy chain,including the CDRs 1 and 2, arise from human genes. The CDR3 region canbe of human origin or designed by synthetic means. Such antibodies aretermed “human antibodies”, or “fully human antibodies” herein. Humanmonoclonal antibodies can be prepared by using the trioma technique; thehuman B-cell hybridoma technique (see Kozbor, et al., 1983 Immunol Today4: 72); and the EBV hybridoma technique to produce human monoclonalantibodies (see Cole, et al., 1985 In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCERTHERAPY, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96). Human monoclonal antibodies maybe utilized and may be produced by using human hybridomas (see Cote, etal., 1983. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 80: 2026-2030) or by transforminghuman B-cells with Epstein Barr Virus in vitro (see Cole, et al., 1985In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCER THERAPY, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp.77-96).

Monoclonal antibodies are generated, e.g., by immunizing an animal witha target antigen or an immunogenic fragment, derivative or variantthereof. Alternatively, the animal is immunized with cells transfectedwith a vector containing a nucleic acid molecule encoding the targetantigen, such that the target antigen is expressed and associated withthe surface of the transfected cells. A variety of techniques arewell-known in the art for producing xenogenic non-human animals. Forexample, see U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,075,181 and 6,150,584, which is herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety.

Alternatively, the antibodies are obtained by screening a library thatcontains antibody or antigen binding domain sequences for binding to thetarget antigen. This library is prepared, e.g., in bacteriophage asprotein or peptide fusions to a bacteriophage coat protein that isexpressed on the surface of assembled phage particles and the encodingDNA sequences contained within the phage particles (i.e., “phagedisplayed library”).

Hybridomas resulting from myeloma/B cell fusions are then screened forreactivity to the target antigen. Monoclonal antibodies are prepared,for example, using hybridoma methods, such as those described by Kohlerand Milstein, Nature, 256:495 (1975). In a hybridoma method, a mouse,hamster, or other appropriate host animal, is typically immunized withan immunizing agent to elicit lymphocytes that produce or are capable ofproducing antibodies that will specifically bind to the immunizingagent. Alternatively, the lymphocytes can be immunized in vitro.

Although not strictly impossible, the serendipitous identification ofdifferent antibodies having the same heavy chain variable domain butdirected against different antigens is highly unlikely. Indeed, in mostcases the heavy chain contributes largely to the antigen binding surfaceand is also the most variable in sequence. In particular the CDR3 on theheavy chain is the most diverse CDR in sequence, length and structure.Thus, two antibodies specific for different antigens will almostinvariably carry different heavy chain variable domains.

The methods disclosed in co-pending application WO 2012/023053 overcomesthis limitation and greatly facilitates the isolation of antibodieshaving the same heavy chain variable domain by the use of antibodylibraries in which the heavy chain variable domain is the same for allthe library members and thus the diversity is confined to the lightchain variable domain. Such libraries are described, for example, inco-pending applications WO 2010/135558 and WO 2011/084255, each of whichis hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, as thelight chain variable domain is expressed in conjunction with the heavyvariable domain, both domains can contribute to antigen binding. Tofurther facilitate the process, antibody libraries containing the sameheavy chain variable domain and either a diversity of Lambda variablelight chains or Kappa variable light chains can be used in parallel forin vitro selection of antibodies against different antigens. Thisapproach enables the identification of two antibodies having a commonheavy chain but one carrying a Lambda light chain variable domain andthe other a Kappa light chain variable domain that can be used asbuilding blocks for the generation of a bispecific antibody in the fullimmunoglobulin format of the invention. The bispecific antibodies of theinvention can be of different Isotypes and their Fc portion can bemodified in order to alter the bind properties to different Fc receptorsand in this way modify the effectors functions of the antibody as wellas it pharmacokinetic properties. Numerous methods for the modificationof the Fc portion have been described and are applicable to antibodiesof the invention. (see for example Strohl, W R Curr Opin Biotechnol 2009(6):685-91; U.S. Pat. No. 6,528,624; PCT/US2009/0191199 filed Jan. 9,2009). The methods of the invention can also be used to generatebispecific antibodies and antibody mixtures in a F(ab′)2 format thatlacks the Fc portion.

The common heavy chain and two different light chains are co-expressedinto a single cell to allow for the assembly of a bispecific antibody ofthe invention. If all the polypeptides get expressed at the same leveland get assembled equally well to form an immunoglobulin molecule thenthe ratio of monospecific (same light chains) and bispecific (twodifferent light chains) should be 50%. However, it is likely thatdifferent light chains are expressed at different levels and/or do notassemble with the same efficiency. Therefore, a means to modulate therelative expression of the different polypeptides is used to compensatefor their intrinsic expression characteristics or different propensitiesto assemble with the common heavy chain. This modulation can be achievedvia promoter strength, the use of internal ribosome entry sites (IRES)featuring different efficiencies or other types of regulatory elementsthat can act at transcriptional or translational levels as well asacting on mRNA stability. Different promoters of different strengthcould include CMV (Immediate-early Cytomegalovirus virus promoter);EF1-1α (Human elongation factor 1a-subunit promoter); Ubc (Humanubiquitin C promoter); SV40 (Simian virus 40 promoter). Different IREShave also been described from mammalian and viral origin. (See e.g.,Hellen C U and Sarnow P. Genes Dev 2001 15: 1593-612). These IRES cangreatly differ in their length and ribosome recruiting efficiency.Furthermore, it is possible to further tune the activity by introducingmultiple copies of an IRES (Stephen et al. 2000 Proc Natl Acad Sci USA97: 1536-1541). The modulation of the expression can also be achieved bymultiple sequential transfections of cells to increase the copy numberof individual genes expressing one or the other light chain and thusmodify their relative expressions. The Examples provided hereindemonstrate that controlling the relative expression of the differentchains is critical for maximizing the assembly and overall yield of thebispecific antibody.

The co-expression of the heavy chain and two light chains generates amixture of three different antibodies into the cell culture supernatant:two monospecific bivalent antibodies and one bispecific bivalentantibody. The latter has to be purified from the mixture to obtain themolecule of interest. The method described herein greatly facilitatesthis purification procedure by the use of affinity chromatography mediathat specifically interact with the Kappa or Lambda light chain constantdomains such as the CaptureSelect Fab Kappa and CaptureSelect Fab Lambdaaffinity matrices (BAC BV, Holland). This multi-step affinitychromatography purification approach is efficient and generallyapplicable to antibodies of the invention. This is in sharp contrast tospecific purification methods that have to be developed and optimizedfor each bispecific antibodies derived from quadromas or other celllines expressing antibody mixtures. Indeed, if the biochemicalcharacteristics of the different antibodies in the mixtures are similar,their separation using standard chromatography technique such as ionexchange chromatography can be challenging or not possible at all.

Other suitable purification methods include those disclosed inco-pending application PCT/IB2012/003028, filed on Oct. 19, 2012,published as WO2013/088259, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety.

In other embodiments of producing bispecific antibodies, antibodyvariable domains with the desired binding specificities(antibody-antigen combining sites) can be fused to immunoglobulinconstant domain sequences. The fusion preferably is with animmunoglobulin heavy-chain constant domain, comprising at least part ofthe hinge, CH2, and CH3 regions. It is preferred to have the firstheavy-chain constant region (CH1) containing the site necessary forlight-chain binding present in at least one of the fusions. DNAsencoding the immunoglobulin heavy-chain fusions and, if desired, theimmunoglobulin light chain, are inserted into separate expressionvectors, and are co-transfected into a suitable host organism. Forfurther details of generating bispecific antibodies see, for example,Suresh et al., Methods in Enzymology, 121:210 (1986).

According to another approach described in WO 96/27011, the interfacebetween a pair of antibody molecules can be engineered to maximize thepercentage of heterodimers which are recovered from recombinant cellculture. The preferred interface includes at least a part of the CH3region of an antibody constant domain. In this method, one or more smallamino acid side chains from the interface of the first antibody moleculeare replaced with larger side chains (e.g., tyrosine or tryptophan).Compensatory “cavities” of identical or similar size to the large sidechain(s) are created on the interface of the second antibody molecule byreplacing large amino acid side chains with smaller ones (e.g., alanineor threonine). This provides a mechanism for increasing the yield of theheterodimer over other unwanted end-products such as homodimers.

Techniques for generating bispecific antibodies from antibody fragmentshave been described in the literature. For example, bispecificantibodies can be prepared using chemical linkage. The bispecificantibodies produced can be used as agents for the selectiveimmobilization of enzymes.

Various techniques for making and isolating bispecific antibodyfragments directly from recombinant cell culture have also beendescribed. For example, bispecific antibodies have been produced usingleucine zippers. Kostelny et al., J. Immunol. 148(5):1547-1553 (1992).The leucine zipper peptides from the Fos and Jun proteins were linked tothe Fab′ portions of two different antibodies by gene fusion. Theantibody homodimers were reduced at the hinge region to form monomersand then re-oxidized to form the antibody heterodimers. This method canalso be utilized for the production of antibody homodimers. The“diabody” technology described by Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 90:6444-6448 (1993) has provided an alternative mechanism formaking bispecific antibody fragments. The fragments comprise aheavy-chain variable domain (V_(H)) connected to a light-chain variabledomain (V_(L)) by a linker which is too short to allow pairing betweenthe two domains on the same chain. Accordingly, the V_(H) and V_(L)domains of one fragment are forced to pair with the complementary V_(L)and V_(H) domains of another fragment, thereby forming twoantigen-binding sites. Another strategy for making bispecific antibodyfragments by the use of single-chain Fv (sFv) dimers has also beenreported. See, Gruber et al., J. Immunol. 152:5368 (1994).

Antibodies with more than two valencies are contemplated. For example,trispecific antibodies can be prepared. Tutt et al., J. Immunol. 147:60(1991).

Exemplary bispecific antibodies can bind to two different epitopes, atleast one of which originates in the protein antigen of the invention.Alternatively, an anti-antigenic arm of an immunoglobulin molecule canbe combined with an arm which binds to a triggering molecule on aleukocyte such as a T-cell receptor molecule (e.g., CD2, CD3, CD28, orB7), or Fc receptors for IgG (FcγR), such as FcγRI (CD64), FcγRII (CD32)and FcγRIII (CD16) so as to focus cellular defense mechanisms to thecell expressing the particular antigen. Bispecific antibodies can alsobe used to direct cytotoxic agents to cells which express a particularantigen. These antibodies possess an antigen-binding arm and an armwhich binds a cytotoxic agent or a radionuclide chelator, such asEOTUBE, DPTA, DOTA, or TETA. Another bispecific antibody of interestbinds the protein antigen described herein and further binds tissuefactor (TF).

Heteroconjugate antibodies are also within the scope of the presentinvention. Heteroconjugate antibodies are composed of two covalentlyjoined antibodies. Such antibodies have, for example, been proposed totarget immune system cells to unwanted cells (see U.S. Pat. No.4,676,980), and for treatment of HIV infection (see WO 91/00360; WO92/200373; EP 03089). It is contemplated that the antibodies can beprepared in vitro using known methods in synthetic protein chemistry,including those involving crosslinking agents. For example, immunotoxinscan be constructed using a disulfide exchange reaction or by forming athioether bond. Examples of suitable reagents for this purpose includeiminothiolate and methyl-4-mercaptobutyrimidate and those disclosed, forexample, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980.

It can be desirable to modify the antibody of the invention with respectto effector function, so as to enhance, e.g., the effectiveness of theantibody in treating cancer and/or other diseases and disordersassociated with aberrant CD47 expression and/or activity. For example,cysteine residue(s) can be introduced into the Fc region, therebyallowing interchain disulfide bond formation in this region. Thehomodimeric antibody thus generated can have improved internalizationcapability and/or increased complement-mediated cell killing andantibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). (See Caron et al., J.Exp Med., 176: 1191-1195 (1992) and Shopes, J. Immunol., 148: 2918-2922(1992)). Alternatively, an antibody can be engineered that has dual Fcregions and can thereby have enhanced complement lysis and ADCCcapabilities. (See Stevenson et al., Anti-Cancer Drug Design, 3: 219-230(1989)).

The invention also pertains to immunoconjugates comprising an antibodyconjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a toxin (e.g., an enzymaticallyactive toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant, or animal origin, or fragmentsthereof), or a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate).

Enzymatically active toxins and fragments thereof that can be usedinclude diphtheria A chain, nonbinding active fragments of diphtheriatoxin, exotoxin A chain (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa), ricin A chain,abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, Aleurites fordiiproteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolaca americana proteins (PAPI, PAPII,and PAP-S), Momordica charantia inhibitor, curcin, crotin, SapaonariaOfficinalis Inhibitor, gelonin, mitogellin, restrictocin, phenomycin,enomycin, and the tricothecenes. A variety of radionuclides areavailable for the production of radioconjugated antibodies. Examplesinclude ²¹²Bi, ¹³¹I, ¹³¹In, ⁹⁰Y, and ¹⁸⁶Re.

Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent are made using a varietyof bifunctional protein-coupling agents such asN-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithiol) propionate (SPDP), iminothiolane(IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyladipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate),aldehydes (such as glutareldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis(p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such asbis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such astolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene). For example, a ricin immunotoxin canbe prepared as described in Vitetta et al., Science 238: 1098 (1987).Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3-methyldiethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent forconjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. (See WO94/11026).

Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a large varietyof possible moieties can be coupled to the resultant antibodies of theinvention. (See, for example, “Conjugate Vaccines”, Contributions toMicrobiology and Immunology, J. M. Cruse and R. E. Lewis, Jr (eds),Carger Press, New York, (1989), the entire contents of which areincorporated herein by reference).

Coupling may be accomplished by any chemical reaction that will bind thetwo molecules so long as the antibody and the other moiety retain theirrespective activities. This linkage can include many chemicalmechanisms, for instance covalent binding, affinity binding,intercalation, coordinate binding and complexation. The preferredbinding is, however, covalent binding. Covalent binding can be achievedeither by direct condensation of existing side chains or by theincorporation of external bridging molecules. Many bivalent orpolyvalent linking agents are useful in coupling protein molecules, suchas the antibodies of the present invention, to other molecules. Forexample, representative coupling agents can include organic compoundssuch as thioesters, carbodiimides, succinimide esters, diisocyanates,glutaraldehyde, diazobenzenes and hexamethylene diamines. This listingis not intended to be exhaustive of the various classes of couplingagents known in the art but, rather, is exemplary of the more commoncoupling agents. (See Killen and Lindstrom, Jour. Immun. 133:1335-2549(1984); Jansen et al., Immunological Reviews 62:185-216 (1982); andVitetta et al., Science 238:1098 (1987).

Preferred linkers are described in the literature. (See, for example,Ramakrishnan, S. et al., Cancer Res. 44:201-208 (1984) describing use ofMBS (M-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester). See also, U.S. Pat.No. 5,030,719, describing use of halogenated acetyl hydrazide derivativecoupled to an antibody by way of an oligopeptide linker. Particularlypreferred linkers include: (i) EDC (1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride; (ii) SMPT(4-succinimidyloxycarbonyl-alpha-methyl-alpha-(2-pridyl-dithio)-toluene(Pierce Chem. Co., Cat. (21558G); (iii) SPDP (succinimidyl-6[3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionamido]hexanoate (Pierce Chem. Co., Cat#21651G); (iv) Sulfo-LC-SPDP (sulfosuccinimidyl6[3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propianamide] hexanoate (Pierce Chem. Co. Cat.#2165-G); and (v) sulfo-NHS (N-hydroxysulfo-succinimide: Pierce Chem.Co., Cat. #24510) conjugated to EDC.

The linkers described above contain components that have differentattributes, thus leading to conjugates with differing physio-chemicalproperties. For example, sulfo-NHS esters of alkyl carboxylates are morestable than sulfo-NHS esters of aromatic carboxylates. NHS-estercontaining linkers are less soluble than sulfo-NHS esters. Further, thelinker SMPT contains a sterically hindered disulfide bond, and can formconjugates with increased stability. Disulfide linkages, are in general,less stable than other linkages because the disulfide linkage is cleavedin vitro, resulting in less conjugate available. Sulfo-NHS, inparticular, can enhance the stability of carbodimide couplings.Carbodimide couplings (such as EDC) when used in conjunction withsulfo-NHS, forms esters that are more resistant to hydrolysis than thecarbodimide coupling reaction alone.

The antibodies disclosed herein can also be formulated asimmunoliposomes. Liposomes containing the antibody are prepared bymethods known in the art, such as described in Epstein et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82: 3688 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl Acad.Sci. USA, 77: 4030 (1980); and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545.Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,013,556.

Particularly useful liposomes can be generated by the reverse-phaseevaporation method with a lipid composition comprisingphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and PEG-derivatizedphosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE). Liposomes are extruded throughfilters of defined pore size to yield liposomes with the desireddiameter. Fab′ fragments of the antibody of the present invention can beconjugated to the liposomes as described in Martin et al., J. Biol.Chem., 257: 286-288 (1982) via a disulfide-interchange reaction.

Methods of Use

It will be appreciated that administration of therapeutic entities inaccordance with the invention will be administered with suitablecarriers, excipients, and other agents that are incorporated intoformulations to provide improved transfer, delivery, tolerance, and thelike. A multitude of appropriate formulations can be found in theformulary known to all pharmaceutical chemists: Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences (15th ed, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa.(1975)), particularly Chapter 87 by Blaug, Seymour, therein. Theseformulations include, for example, powders, pastes, ointments, jellies,waxes, oils, lipids, lipid (cationic or anionic) containing vesicles(such as Lipofectin™), DNA conjugates, anhydrous absorption pastes,oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, emulsions carbowax(polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights), semi-solid gels,and semi-solid mixtures containing carbowax. Any of the foregoingmixtures may be appropriate in treatments and therapies in accordancewith the present invention, provided that the active ingredient in theformulation is not inactivated by the formulation and the formulation isphysiologically compatible and tolerable with the route ofadministration. See also Baldrick P. “Pharmaceutical excipientdevelopment: the need for preclinical guidance.” Regul. ToxicolPharmacol. 32(2):210-8 (2000), Wang W. “Lyophilization and developmentof solid protein pharmaceuticals.” Int. J. Pharm. 203(1-2):1-60 (2000),Charman WN “Lipids, lipophilic drugs, and oral drug delivery-someemerging concepts.” J Pharm Sci. 89(8):967-78 (2000), Powell et al.“Compendium of excipients for parenteral formulations” PDA J Pharm SciTechnol. 52:238-311 (1998) and the citations therein for additionalinformation related to formulations, excipients and carriers well knownto pharmaceutical chemists.

Therapeutic formulations of the invention, which include an antibody ofthe invention, are used to treat or alleviate a symptom associated witha cancer, such as, by way of non-limiting example, leukemias, lymphomas,breast cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatecancer, glioma, lung & bronchial cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreaticcancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, urinary bladder cancer, kidneyand renal pelvis cancer, oral cavity & pharynx cancer, uterine corpuscancer, and/or melanoma The present invention also provides methods oftreating or alleviating a symptom associated with a cancer. Atherapeutic regimen is carried out by identifying a subject, e.g., ahuman patient suffering from (or at risk of developing) a cancer, usingstandard methods.

Efficaciousness of treatment is determined in association with any knownmethod for diagnosing or treating the particular immune-relateddisorder. Alleviation of one or more symptoms of the immune-relateddisorder indicates that the antibody confers a clinical benefit.

Methods for the screening of antibodies that possess the desiredspecificity include, but are not limited to, enzyme linked immunosorbentassay (ELISA) and other immunologically mediated techniques known withinthe art.

Antibodies directed against a target such as CD47, PD-L1, or acombination thereof (or a fragment thereof), may be used in methodsknown within the art relating to the localization and/or quantitation ofthese targets, e.g., for use in measuring levels of these targets withinappropriate physiological samples, for use in diagnostic methods, foruse in imaging the protein, and the like). In a given embodiment,antibodies specific any of these targets, or derivative, fragment,analog or homolog thereof, that contain the antibody derived antigenbinding domain, are utilized as pharmacologically active compounds(referred to hereinafter as “Therapeutics”).

An antibody of the invention can be used to isolate a particular targetusing standard techniques, such as immunoaffinity, chromatography orimmunoprecipitation. Antibodies of the invention (or a fragment thereof)can be used diagnostically to monitor protein levels in tissue as partof a clinical testing procedure, e.g., to determine the efficacy of agiven treatment regimen. Detection can be facilitated by coupling (i.e.,physically linking) the antibody to a detectable substance. Examples ofdetectable substances include various enzymes, prosthetic groups,fluorescent materials, luminescent materials, bioluminescent materials,and radioactive materials. Examples of suitable enzymes includehorseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, β-galactosidase, oracetylcholinesterase; examples of suitable prosthetic group complexesinclude streptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin; examples of suitablefluorescent materials include umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluoresceinisothiocyanate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansylchloride or phycoerythrin; an example of a luminescent material includesluminol; examples of bioluminescent materials include luciferase,luciferin, and aequorin, and examples of suitable radioactive materialinclude ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ³⁵S or ³H.

Antibodies of the invention, including polyclonal, monoclonal, humanizedand fully human antibodies, may be used as therapeutic agents. Suchagents will generally be employed to treat or prevent a disease orpathology associated with aberrant expression or activation of a giventarget in a subject. An antibody preparation, preferably one having highspecificity and high affinity for its target antigen, is administered tothe subject and will generally have an effect due to its binding withthe target. Administration of the antibody may abrogate or inhibit orinterfere with the signaling function of the target. Administration ofthe antibody may abrogate or inhibit or interfere with the binding ofthe target with an endogenous ligand to which it naturally binds. Forexample, the antibody binds to the target and neutralizes or otherwiseinhibits the interaction between CD47 and SIRPα.

A therapeutically effective amount of an antibody of the inventionrelates generally to the amount needed to achieve a therapeuticobjective. As noted above, this may be a binding interaction between theantibody and its target antigen that, in certain cases, interferes withthe functioning of the target. The amount required to be administeredwill furthermore depend on the binding affinity of the antibody for itsspecific antigen, and will also depend on the rate at which anadministered antibody is depleted from the free volume other subject towhich it is administered. Common ranges for therapeutically effectivedosing of an antibody or antibody fragment of the invention may be, byway of nonlimiting example, from about 0.1 mg/kg body weight to about 50mg/kg body weight. Common dosing frequencies may range, for example,from twice daily to once a week.

Antibodies or a fragment thereof of the invention can be administeredfor the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders in the form ofpharmaceutical compositions. Principles and considerations involved inpreparing such compositions, as well as guidance in the choice ofcomponents are provided, for example, in Remington: The Science AndPractice Of Pharmacy 19th ed. (Alfonso R. Gennaro, et al., editors) MackPub. Co., Easton, Pa.: 1995; Drug Absorption Enhancement: Concepts,Possibilities, Limitations, And Trends, Harwood Academic Publishers,Langhorne, Pa., 1994; and Peptide And Protein Drug Delivery (Advances InParenteral Sciences, Vol. 4), 1991, M. Dekker, New York.

Where antibody fragments are used, the smallest inhibitory fragment thatspecifically binds to the binding domain of the target protein ispreferred. For example, based upon the variable-region sequences of anantibody, peptide molecules can be designed that retain the ability tobind the target protein sequence. Such peptides can be synthesizedchemically and/or produced by recombinant DNA technology. (See, e.g.,Marasco et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90: 7889-7893 (1993)). Theformulation can also contain more than one active compound as necessaryfor the particular indication being treated, preferably those withcomplementary activities that do not adversely affect each other.Alternatively, or in addition, the composition can comprise an agentthat enhances its function, such as, for example, a cytotoxic agent,cytokine, chemotherapeutic agent, or growth-inhibitory agent. Suchmolecules are suitably present in combination in amounts that areeffective for the purpose intended.

The active ingredients can also be entrapped in microcapsules prepared,for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacialpolymerization, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose orgelatin-microcapsules and poly-(methylmethacrylate) microcapsules,respectively, in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example,liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles, andnanocapsules) or in macroemulsions.

The formulations to be used for in vivo administration must be sterile.This is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile filtrationmembranes.

Sustained-release preparations can be prepared. Suitable examples ofsustained-release preparations include semipermeable matrices of solidhydrophobic polymers containing the antibody, which matrices are in theform of shaped articles, e.g., films, or microcapsules. Examples ofsustained-release matrices include polyesters, hydrogels (for example,poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate), or poly(vinylalcohol)), polylactides(U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,919), copolymers of L-glutamic acid and γethyl-L-glutamate, non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, degradablelactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers such as the LUPRON DEPOT™(injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymerand leuprolide acetate), and poly-D-(−)-3-hydroxybutyric acid. Whilepolymers such as ethylene-vinyl acetate and lactic acid-glycolic acidenable release of molecules for over 100 days, certain hydrogels releaseproteins for shorter time periods.

An antibody according to the invention can be used as an agent fordetecting the presence of a given target (or a protein fragment thereof)in a sample. In some embodiments, the antibody contains a detectablelabel. Antibodies are polyclonal, or more preferably, monoclonal. Anintact antibody, or a fragment thereof (e.g., F_(ab), scFv, or F(ab)₂)is used. The term “labeled”, with regard to the probe or antibody, isintended to encompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody bycoupling (i.e., physically linking) a detectable substance to the probeor antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody byreactivity with another reagent that is directly labeled. Examples ofindirect labeling include detection of a primary antibody using afluorescently-labeled secondary antibody and end-labeling of a DNA probewith biotin such that it can be detected with fluorescently-labeledstreptavidin. The term “biological sample” is intended to includetissues, cells and biological fluids isolated from a subject, as well astissues, cells and fluids present within a subject. Included within theusage of the term “biological sample”, therefore, is blood and afraction or component of blood including blood serum, blood plasma, orlymph. That is, the detection method of the invention can be used todetect an analyte mRNA, protein, or genomic DNA in a biological samplein vitro as well as in vivo. For example, in vitro techniques fordetection of an analyte mRNA include Northern hybridizations and in situhybridizations. In vitro techniques for detection of an analyte proteininclude enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Western blots,immunoprecipitations, and immunofluorescence. In vitro techniques fordetection of an analyte genomic DNA include Southern hybridizations.Procedures for conducting immunoassays are described, for example in“ELISA: Theory and Practice: Methods in Molecular Biology”, Vol. 42, J.R. Crowther (Ed.) Human Press, Totowa, N.J., 1995; “Immunoassay”, E.Diamandis and T. Christopoulus, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, Calif.,1996; and “Practice and Theory of Enzyme Immunoassays”, P. Tijssen,Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1985. Furthermore, in vivotechniques for detection of an analyte protein include introducing intoa subject a labeled anti-analyte protein antibody. For example, theantibody can be labeled with a radioactive marker whose presence andlocation in a subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques.

Pharmaceutical Compositions

The antibodies of the invention (also referred to herein as “activecompounds”), and derivatives, fragments, analogs and homologs thereof,can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions suitable foradministration. Such compositions typically comprise the antibody and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier. As used herein, the term“pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” is intended to include any and allsolvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungalagents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, and the like,compatible with pharmaceutical administration. Suitable carriers aredescribed in the most recent edition of Remington's PharmaceuticalSciences, a standard reference text in the field, which is incorporatedherein by reference. Preferred examples of such carriers or diluentsinclude, but are not limited to, water, saline, ringer's solutions,dextrose solution, and 5% human serum albumin. Liposomes and non-aqueousvehicles such as fixed oils may also be used. The use of such media andagents for pharmaceutically active substances is well known in the art.Except insofar as any conventional media or agent is incompatible withthe active compound, use thereof in the compositions is contemplated.Supplementary active compounds can also be incorporated into thecompositions.

A pharmaceutical composition of the invention is formulated to becompatible with its intended route of administration. Examples of routesof administration include parenteral, e.g., intravenous, intradermal,subcutaneous, oral (e.g., inhalation), transdermal (i.e., topical),transmucosal, and rectal administration. Solutions or suspensions usedfor parenteral, intradermal, or subcutaneous application can include thefollowing components: a sterile diluent such as water for injection,saline solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerine, propyleneglycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents such as benzylalcohol or methyl parabens; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid or sodiumbisulfate; chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(EDTA); buffers such as acetates, citrates or phosphates, and agents forthe adjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. The pHcan be adjusted with acids or bases, such as hydrochloric acid or sodiumhydroxide. The parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampoules,disposable syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.

Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use include sterileaqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterilepowders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectablesolutions or dispersion. For intravenous administration, suitablecarriers include physiological saline, bacteriostatic water, CremophorEL™ (BASF, Parsippany, N.J.) or phosphate buffered saline (PBS). In allcases, the composition must be sterile and should be fluid to the extentthat easy syringeability exists. It must be stable under the conditionsof manufacture and storage and must be preserved against thecontaminating action of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. Thecarrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example,water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, andliquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixturesthereof. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the useof a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the requiredparticle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants.Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved by variousantibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens,chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In manycases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example,sugars, polyalcohols such as manitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride in thecomposition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can bebrought about by including in the composition an agent which delaysabsorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the activecompound in the required amount in an appropriate solvent with one or acombination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed byfiltered sterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared byincorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle that contains abasic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from thoseenumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation ofsterile injectable solutions, methods of preparation are vacuum dryingand freeze-drying that yields a powder of the active ingredient plus anyadditional desired ingredient from a previously sterile-filteredsolution thereof.

Oral compositions generally include an inert diluent or an ediblecarrier. They can be enclosed in gelatin capsules or compressed intotablets. For the purpose of oral therapeutic administration, the activecompound can be incorporated with excipients and used in the form oftablets, troches, or capsules. Oral compositions can also be preparedusing a fluid carrier for use as a mouthwash, wherein the compound inthe fluid carrier is applied orally and swished and expectorated orswallowed. Pharmaceutically compatible binding agents, and/or adjuvantmaterials can be included as part of the composition. The tablets,pills, capsules, troches and the like can contain any of the followingingredients, or compounds of a similar nature: a binder such asmicrocrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin; an excipient suchas starch or lactose, a disintegrating agent such as alginic acid,Primogel, or corn starch; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate orSterotes; a glidant such as colloidal silicon dioxide; a sweeteningagent such as sucrose or saccharin; or a flavoring agent such aspeppermint, methyl salicylate, or orange flavoring.

For administration by inhalation, the compounds are delivered in theform of an aerosol spray from pressured container or dispenser whichcontains a suitable propellant, e.g., a gas such as carbon dioxide, or anebulizer.

Systemic administration can also be by transmucosal or transdermalmeans. For transmucosal or transdermal administration, penetrantsappropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in the formulation.Such penetrants are generally known in the art, and include, forexample, for transmucosal administration, detergents, bile salts, andfusidic acid derivatives. Transmucosal administration can beaccomplished through the use of nasal sprays or suppositories. Fortransdermal administration, the active compounds are formulated intoointments, salves, gels, or creams as generally known in the art.

The compounds can also be prepared in the form of suppositories (e.g.,with conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butter and otherglycerides) or retention enemas for rectal delivery.

In one embodiment, the active compounds are prepared with carriers thatwill protect the compound against rapid elimination from the body, suchas a controlled release formulation, including implants andmicroencapsulated delivery systems. Biodegradable, biocompatiblepolymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides,polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid.Methods for preparation of such formulations will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art. The materials can also be obtained commercially fromAlza Corporation and Nova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Liposomal suspensions(including liposomes targeted to infected cells with monoclonalantibodies to viral antigens) can also be used as pharmaceuticallyacceptable carriers. These can be prepared according to methods known tothose skilled in the art, for example, as described in U.S. Pat. No.4,522,811.

It is especially advantageous to formulate oral or parenteralcompositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration anduniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as used herein refers tophysically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the subject tobe treated; each unit containing a predetermined quantity of activecompound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect inassociation with the required pharmaceutical carrier. The specificationfor the dosage unit forms of the invention are dictated by and directlydependent on the unique characteristics of the active compound and theparticular therapeutic effect to be achieved, and the limitationsinherent in the art of compounding such an active compound for thetreatment of individuals.

The pharmaceutical compositions can be included in a container, pack, ordispenser together with instructions for administration.

The invention will be further described in the following examples, whichdo not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.

EXAMPLES Example 1: Phage Display Selection of PD-L1 Fvs Using HumanScfv Libraries Containing Fixed Variable Heavy Chain

General procedures for construction and handling of human scFv librariesdisplayed on M13 bacteriophage are described in Vaughan et al., (Nat.Biotech. 1996, 14:309-314), hereby incorporated by reference in itsentirety. The libraries for selection and screening encode scFv that allshare the same VH domain and are solely diversified in the VL domain.Methods for the generation of fixed VH libraries and their use for theidentification and assembly of bispecific antibodies are described in US2012/0184716 and WO 2012/023053, each of which is hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety. The procedures to identify scFv binding tohuman PD-L1 are described below.

A. Protein Selections

Aliquots of scFv phage libraries (10¹² Pfu) are blocked with PBScontaining 3% (w/v) skimmed milk for one hour at room temperature on arotary mixer. Blocked phage is deselected on streptavidin magnetic beads(Dynabeads™ M-280) for one hour at room temperature on a rotary mixer.For selections against CD47, in some cases, 10⁸ purified red blood cellswere added to the beads for deselection. Deselected phage is incubatedwith 100 nM of biotinylated human PD-L1 extracellular domain captured onstreptavidin magnetic beads for two hours at room temperature on arotary mixer. For improving the binding affinity decreasingconcentrations of PD-L1 are used at each round of selection (from 10 nMto 0.1 nM). Beads are captured using a magnetic stand followed by fivewashes with PBS/0.1% Tween 20 and two washes with PBS. Phage is elutedwith 100 nM TEA for 30 minutes at room temperature on a rotary mixer.Eluted phage and beads are neutralized with Tris-HCl 1M pH 7.4 anddirectly added to 10 ml of exponentially growing TG1 cells and incubatedfor one hour at 37° C. with slow shaking (90 rpm). An aliquot of theinfected TG1 is serial diluted to titer the selection output. Theremaining infected TG1 are spun at 3800 rpm for 10 minutes andresuspended in 2 ml 2×TY and spread on 2×TYAG (2×TY medium containing100 μg/ml ampicillin and 2% glucose) agar Bioassay plates. Afterovernight incubation at 30° C., 10 ml of 2×TY is added to the plates andthe cells are scraped from the surface and transferred to a 50 mlpolypropylene tube. 50% glycerol solution is added to the cellsuspension to obtain a final concentration of 17% glycerol. Aliquots ofthe selection rounds are kept at −80° C.

B. Phage Rescue

50 μl of cell suspension obtained from previous selection rounds areadded to 50 ml of 2×TYAG and grown at 37° C. with agitation (240 rpm)until an OD₆₀₀ of 0.3 to 0.5 is reached. The culture is thensuper-infected with 1.2×10¹¹ M13K07 helper phage and incubated for onehour at 37° C. (90 rpm). The medium is changed by centrifuging the cellsat 3800 rpm for 10 minutes, removing the medium and resuspending thepellet in 50 ml of 2×TYAK (2×TY medium containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin;50 μg/ml kanamycin). The culture is then grown overnight at 30° C. (240rpm). The next day, the phage containing supernatant is used for thenext round of selection.

C. Cell Surface Selections

Phage containing supernatants are blocked with PBS containing 3% (w/v)skimmed milk for one hour at room temperature on a rotary mixer. Blockedphage is then deselected for one hour on 1×10⁷ MKN-45 cells that do notexpress human PD-L1. Deselected phage is incubated with 1×10⁷ A431 orTHP-1 cells pre-incubated for 24 h with IFNg to boost PD-L1 expression(blocked in PBS 3% BSA, 0.1% NaN₃) for two hours at room temperaturewith gentle shaking. Cells are pelleted and washed six times with PBS.Bound phage is eluted with 76 mM citric acid and shaking for 10 minutes.After neutralization with Tris-HCl 1M pH 8, the eluates with the cellsare added directly to 10 ml of exponentially growing TG1 and incubatedfor one hour at 37° C. with slow shaking. An aliquot of the infected TG1is serial diluted to titer the selection output. Infected TG1 are spunat 3800 rpm for 10 minutes and resuspended in 2 ml 2×TY medium andspread on a 2×TYAG agar Bioassay plate. After overnight incubation at30° C. 10 ml of 2×TY is added to the plate and the cells are scrapedfrom the surface and transferred to a 50 ml polypropylene tube. 50%glycerol solution is added to the cell suspension to obtain a finalconcentration of 17% glycerol. Aliquots of the selection rounds are keptat −80° C.

Example 2: Screening for scFv Binding to PD-L1

A. scFv Periplasmic Preparation for Binding and Functional Tests

Individual infected TG1 clones are inoculated into a deep-well 96-wellplate containing 0.9 ml per well of 2×TYAG medium (2×TY mediumcontaining 100 μg/ml ampicillin, 0.1% glucose) and grown at 37° C. for5-6 hours (240 rpm). IPTG 0.2 mM in 2×TY medium is added to give a finalconcentration of 0.02 mM. The plate is incubated overnight at 30° C.with shaking at 240 rpm. The deep-well plate is centrifuged at 3200 rpmfor 10 minutes at 4° C. and the supernatant carefully removed. Thepellets are resuspended in 150 μl TES buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8), 1mM EDTA (pH 8), 20% sucrose). A hypotonic shock is produced by adding150 μl of diluted TES buffer (1:5 TES:water dilution) and incubation onice for 30 minutes. The plate is centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 10 minutesat 4° C. to pellet cells and debris. The supernatants are carefullytransferred into a 96-well microtiter plate and kept on ice forimmediate testing in functional assays or binding assays.

B. Binding

Screening of scFv for binding to PD-L1 is tested in a homogenous assayusing CellInsight™ technology. The following reagents are mixed in eachwell of a 384 clear bottom well plate (Corning): 30 μl of a streptavidinpolystyrene bead suspension (Polysciences; 3000 beads/well) coated withbiotinylated PD-L1 or a biotinylated irrelevant protein for a controlprotein; 60 μl of blocked scFv periplasmic preparation; 10 μl ofdetection buffer (PBS containing human anti-c-myc antibody at 2 μg/ml;anti-human IgG Fc AlexaFluor® 647 diluted 1:500). After shaking at 600rpm for 5 minutes, the 384-well plate is incubated at room temperatureand read after 2 hours on a CellInsight™ CX5 High-Content Screeningplatform (ThermoFisher Scientific). Clones expressing scFv giving aspecific signal on PD-L1 and not on the control protein are selected forfurther analysis or sequencing.

C. Inhibition of PD-1/PD-L1 Interaction

ScFv targeting PD-L1 were screened for their capacity to inhibit theinteraction between PD-1 and PD-L1 in a bead based homogenous assayusing the CellInsight™ technology. The following reagents were mixed ineach well of a 384 clear bottom well plate (Corning): 30 μl of astreptavidin polystyrene bead suspension (Polysciences; 3000 beads/well)coated with biotinylated PD-L1, 0.1 μg/ml PD-1-huFc (ACROBiosystems),anti-human IgG Fc AlexaFluor® 647 diluted 1:2000 and 50 μl of scFvperiplasmic preparation. After shaking at 600 rpm for 5 minutes, the384-well plate was incubated at room temperature and read after 2 hourson a CellInsight™ CX5 High-Content Screening platform (ThermoFisherScientific). Control wells containing an irrelevant scFv not binding toPD-L1 were included in each plate so that clones expressing scFv leadingto a reduction of the PD-1/PD-L1 signal measured in controls wereselected for further analysis or sequencing.

Example 3: Expression and Purification of Bispecific Antibodies Carryinga Lambda and a Kappa Light Chain

The simultaneous expression of one heavy chain and two light chains inthe same cell can lead to the assembly of three different antibodies.Simultaneous expression can be achieved in different ways such as thetransfection of multiple vectors expressing one of the chains to beco-expressed or by using vectors that drive multiple gene expression. Avector pNovi κFλ was previously generated to allow for the co-expressionof one heavy chain, one kappa light chain and one lambda light chain asdescribed in US 2012/0184716 and WO 2012/023053, each of which is herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety. The expression of the threegenes is driven by human cytomegalovirus promoters (hCMV), and thevector also contains a glutamine synthetase gene (GS) that enables theselection and establishment of stable cell lines. The VL genes of theanti-hPD-L1 IgGλ, or the anti-hCD47 IgGκ were cloned in the vector pNoviκHλ, for transient expression in mammalian cells. Expi293 cells (Gibco)were amplified and split in Erlenmeyer flask at a concentration of 3×10⁶cells per mL in 50 mL of Expi293 culture medium (Gibco). 62.5 μg ofplasmid DNA were transfected into the cells using polyethyleniminetransfection reagent (PEI, Polyscience) according to manufacturer'sinstructions. IgG concentration in supernatant of transfected cells wasmeasured during the production using the Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI)technology. An OctetRED96 instrument and Protein A biosensors were usedfor quantitation (Sartorius). Biosensors were pre-conditioned andregenerated using 10 mM glycine pH 1.7 and IgG calibrators diluted inconditioned cell medium were prepared for standard curve generation.Concentrations were determined using the dose response 5PL unweighted Ystandard curve equation and an initial slope binding rate equation.According to antibody concentration, supernatants were harvested 7 to 10days after transfection and clarified by centrifugation at 2000 g for 10min and filtration on 0.22 μm. The purification process was composed ofthree steps using affinity resins from Thermo Fisher Scientific. First,the CaptureSelect FcXL resin was washed with PBS and then added to theclarified supernatant. After incubation overnight at +4° C. and 15 rpm,supernatants were centrifuged at 600 g for 10 min, flow through wasstored until the end of the purification process and resin washed twicewith PBS. Then, the resin was transferred on Amicon Pro columns (MerckMillipore) and a solution containing 50 mM glycine at pH 3 was used forelution. Several elution fractions were generated, neutralized with 1/10Tris HCl pH7.4 (Invitrogen) and pooled. The purified product, containingtotal human IgGs, was quantified using a Nanodrop spectrophotometer(NanoDrop Technologies) and incubated for 30 min at RT and 15 rpm withthe appropriate volume of CaptureSelect Kappa XL affinity matrix.Incubation, resin recovery, elution and neutralization steps wereperformed as described previously. The last affinity purification stepwas performed using the CaptureSelect LC-lambda (Hu) affinity matrixapplying the same process as for the two previous purifications. Thepool of elution fractions was desalted against 25 mM histidine/125 mMNaCl pH6.0 using 50 kDa Amicon centrifugal units (Merck Millipore).Purified κλ bodies were quantified using the Nanodrop and analyzed bycapillary electrophoresis in denaturing and reducing conditions usingthe Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer and Protein 80 kit as described by themanufacturer (Agilent Technologies). An aliquot from the firstpurification step (containing the bispecific antibody and bothmonospecific mAbs) and an aliquot of the final product (containing thepurified κλ, body) were loaded on an IsoElectric Focusing (IEF) gel toevaluate the purity of the final purified bispecific antibody (absenceof mAb contamination). The aggregate level was determined by SEC-UPLC.Finally, all samples were tested for endotoxin contamination using theLimulus Amebocyte Lysate test (LAL; Charles River Laboratories).

Example 4: Characterization of Exemplary CD47×PD-L1 BispecificAntibodies

The CD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) were generated by pairingpreviously described CD47 arm K2 (=Ka3 arm, WO2014087248A2) with variousanti-PD-L1 arms from this invention. All the bsAb were reformatted witha human IgG1 Fc domain.

Binding to Recombinant Human PD-L1 and Cross-Reactivity

The ability of selected CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs to bind recombinant human PD-L1(ACROBiosystems), cynomolgus monkey PD-L1 (Sino Biological) and mousePD-L1 (in-house production) soluble proteins was assessed by a sandwichELISA assay. Briefly, a goat anti-human Fc capture antibody (JacksonImmunoResearch), diluted in PBS at 5 μg/ml, was coated 0/N at 4° C. in aMaxiSorp 96-well black plate (Nunc). The plate was blocked with blockingreagent (PBS Buffer/BSA 3%/Tween 0.05%) for one hour at roomtemperature. After 3 washes with PBS Buffer-Tween 0.05%, a fixedconcentration of the bsAbs was added and incubated for one hour at roomtemperature, and 3 more washes were performed. After washing, increasingconcentrations of biotinylated human, cynomolgus or mouse recombinantPD-L1 proteins were added and incubated for one hour at roomtemperature. Finally, after one hour incubation with Streptavidin-HRP,Amplex red detection reagent was added and incubated at room temperaturefor 20 minutes in the dark and the fluorescence signal was detectedusing a plate reader. FIG. 1A shows various monovalent binding to humanPD-L1 of selected bsAbs and mAbs as compared to anti-PD-L1 benchmarksatezolizumab and avelumab. FIG. 1B highlights that all the PD-L1 armstested are cross-reactive to cynomolgus PD-L1 while FIG. 1C shows thatonly some PD-L1 of them are cross-reactive with mouse PD-L1.

B. PD-L1 Specificity

The specificity of exemplary CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs to PD-L1 was determined byevaluating their absence of binding to human PD-L2 by ELISA. Human PD-L2has 34% of sequence identity with human PD-L1. The ability of the bsAbsto bind recombinant human PD-L2 soluble protein (ACROBiosystems) wasassessed by a sandwich ELISA assay. Briefly, a goat anti-mouse Fccapture antibody (Jackson ImmunoResearch), diluted in PBS at 5 μg/ml,was coated 0/N at 4° C. in a MaxiSorp 96-well black plate (Nunc). Theplate was blocked with blocking reagent (PBS Buffer/BSA 3%/Tween 0.05%)for one hour at room temperature. After 3 washes with PBS Buffer-Tween0.05%, a fixed concentration of the bsAbs was added and incubated forone hour at room temperature. After washing, increasing concentrationsof biotinylated human recombinant PD-L2 protein were added and incubatedfor one hour at room temperature. Finally, after one hour incubationwith Streptavidin-HRP, Amplex red detection reagent was added andincubated at room temperature for 20 minutes in the dark and thefluorescence signal was detected using a plate reader. An isotypecontrol antibody was used as a negative control, and a commerciallyavailable mouse anti-human PD-L2 IgG (R&D system) served as a positivecontrol.

As shown in FIG. 1D, none of the CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs tested cross-reactwith human PD-L2.

C. PD-1/PD-L1 Blocking Activity on PD-L1 Transfected CHO Cells

The PD-1 blocking activity of the CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs was evaluated in thePD-1/PD-L1 competitive binding cell-based assay. Human PD-L1-transfectedCHO cells (negative for human CD47), pre-stained with Cell Trace Violet(Invitrogen), were incubated with various concentrations of bsAbs for 1hour at room temperature. As detection reagent, a mix of a humanPD-1-moFc protein (ACROBiosystem, final concentration 100 ng/ml) and ananti-mouse Fc AF647 (Jackson ImmunoResearch) were added for 3 hours atroom temperature. Finally, the plate was read using the CellInsight CX5High Content Screening Platform. FIG. 1E shows that the selected bsAbsblock monovalently (i.e. without CD47 co engagement) the interactionbetween PD-1 and PD-L1 with various potencies (Table 4). The bivalentanti-PD-L1 atezolizumab was used as a reference.

TABLE 4 PD-1 blocking potency of selected CD47xPD-L1 bispecificantibodies and anti-PD-L1 atezolizumab on human PD-L1 transfected CHOcells PD-1 inhibition potency Antibody name (IC50 in nM) Atezolizumab0.02 (bivalent anti-PD-L1) S37 bsAb 0.14 S79 bsAb 0.03 S94 bsAb 0.05S100 bsAb 0.07 S28 bsAb 0.12

E. Binding to CD47-Positive Tumor Cells

The CD47 binding on cells of an exemplary CD47×PD-L1 bsAb was studied byflow cytometry using human Raji (ATCC; CCL-86) and Nalm-6 (ATCC;CRL-3273) tumor cell lines and CHO cells as a negative control. BothRaji and Nalm-6 cell lines express very low levels or do not expressPD-L1 (Table 5) allowing the evaluation of monovalent CD47 binding ofthe bsAb.

Antibodies were incubated for 15 minutes at 4° C. at variousconcentrations with the cells previously resuspended in PBS/BSA 2%.After two washes, bound Abs were detected using a AF647 conjugatedanti-human Fc F(ab′)2 (Jackson ImmunoResearch). After incubation for 15minutes at 4° C., followed by 2 washing steps, cells were analyzed byflow cytometry.

TABLE 5 Target density of PD-L1 and CD47 at the cell surface of Raji andNalm-6 human tumor cell lines PD-L1 CD47 Cell line Origin binding sitesbinding sites Raji Burkitt's lymphoma 700 44′000 Nalm-6 Acutelymphoblastic <100 53′000 leukemia

FIGS. 2D and 2E show the binding profile of the CD47 arm of theCD47×PD-L1 bsAb and bivalent anti-CD47 5F9 analog on Raji and Nalm-6tumor cells, respectively. The binding profiles are consistent betweenboth tumor cell lines. The CD47 arm K2 shows as expected low binding totumor cells as compared to the high affinity anti-CD47 5F9 analog. Nobinding of any of the molecules tested was observed on CHO cells (datanot shown).

F. CD47/SIRPa Blocking Activity on CD47-Positive Tumor Cells

The SIRPαblocking activity of an exemplary CD47×PD-L1 bsAb wasdetermined in the CD47/SIRPαcell-based competitive binding assay.PD-L1⁻CD47⁺ Nalm-6 tumor cells (Table 5), pre-stained with Cell TraceViolet (Invitrogen), were incubated with various concentrations of bsAbsand controls for 1 hour at room temperature. As detection reagent, a mixof human SIRPα-mouse Fc protein (in-house) and anti-mouse Fc AF647(Jackson ImmunoResearch) was added for 3 hours at room temperature.Finally, the plate was read using the CellInsight′ CX5 High ContentScreening Platform.

Following monovalent engagement of CD47, the bsAb induces SIRPαblockadewith low potency as compared to anti-CD47 5F9 analog (Table 6),consistent with their CD47 binding properties (FIG. 2F).

TABLE 6 SIRPa blocking potency of an exemplary CD47xPD-L1 bispecificantibody and anti-CD47 5F9 analog on human PD-L1⁻ CD47⁺ Nalm-6 tumorcells SIRPα inhibition potency Antibody name (IC50 in nM) 5F9 mAb analog0.025 K2 bsAb 84

G. Binding to Human Red Blood Cells (RBC)

Human RBC express CD47 target at their cell surface, but not PD-L1, andrepresent a significant antigen sink for CD47-targeting antibodies,impacting on their safety and pharmacokinetic properties. Therefore, thebinding of selected CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs, bearing the same low-affinity CD47K2 arm, was assessed on human RBC by flow cytometry and compared to theanti-CD47 5F9 analog used as a clinical benchmark molecule.

RBC were isolated from whole blood of healthy donors, resuspended inPBS/BSA 2%, and incubated with antibodies at various concentrations for15 minutes at 4° C. After two washes, bound bsAbs were detected using anAF647 conjugated anti-human Fc F(ab′)2 (Jackson ImmunoResearch). After15 minutes incubation at 4° C. and 2 washing steps, cells were analyzedby flow cytometry.

FIG. 3 shows representative binding profiles of K2×S100 and K2×S23CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs and 5F9 analog to human red blood cells. As expected,based on their low affinity CD47 arm, the bsAbs show very weak bindingto red blood cells.

H. Binding Affinity of Selected Bispecific Antibodies to PD-L1

The affinity of selected CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs to PD-L1 recombinant proteinswas determined at 30° C. using the Bio-Layer Interferometry technology.An OctetRED96 instrument was used. After hydration and a baseline stepin kinetic buffer (Sartorius, #18-1105; PBS, 0.02% Tween20, 0.1% BSA,0.05% sodium azide), streptavidin biosensors (Sartorius, #18-5019) wereloaded for 5 min with the biotinylated human, cynomolgus or mouse PD-L1recombinant protein at 1 μg/mL (Acrobiosystems, #PD1-H82E5, #PD1-052H4and # PD1-M5220 respectively) in kinetic buffer. Then, biosensors weredipped into a serial dilution of bsAbs starting from 28.6 nM with a2-fold dilution factor. The association and the dissociation steps weremonitored for 600secs and 900secs, respectively. The affinity wasmeasured applying a 1:1 global fitting model on double referencedcurves, on the full association and dissociation steps. The affinityresults are shown in Table 7.

TABLE 7 Binding Affinity of selected bsAbs to recombinant PD-L1 solubleproteins CD47xPD- Human PD-L1 K_(D) Cyno PD-L1 K_(D) Mouse PD-L1 K_(D)L1 bsAb (in nM ± SD) (in nM ± SD) (in nM ± SD) K2xS8 1.23 ± 0.03 ND NDK2xS15  3 ± 0.6 K2xS23 0.92 ± 0.06 K2xS28 0.7 ± 0.2 K2xS58  0.83 ± 0.007K2xS93 0.7 ± 0.5 K2xS94 0.7 ± 0.4 K2xS96 0.8 ± 0.5 K2xS100  0.31 ± 0.008K2xS79 0.5 ± 0.3 1.35 ± 0.02 0.52 ± 0.01 ND: not determined

I. Binding to CD47/PD-L1 Double-Positive Tumor Cells

The binding of selected CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs to PD-L1⁺CD47⁺ human tumorcells was studied by flow cytometry using the HT-1080 tumor cell line(ATCC; CCL-121) pre-activated with IFNg (Table 8). CHO cell line wasused as a negative cell line.

Antibodies were incubated at various concentrations with the tumorcells, previously resuspended in PBS/BSA 2%, for 15 minutes at 4° C.After two washes, bound Abs were detected using a AF647 conjugatedanti-human Fc F(ab′)2 (Jackson ImmunoResearch). After incubation for 15minutes at 4° C., followed by 2 washing steps, cells were analyzed byflow cytometry.

TABLE 8 Target density of PD-L1 and CD47 at the cell surface of HT-1080tumor cells after IFNg induction for 24 h PD-L1 CD47 binding bindingRatio Cell line Origin sites sites CD47:PD-L1 HT-1080 Fibrosarcoma55′950 159′800 2.85

FIG. 4A shows that the binding profiles of anti-PD-L1 mAbs S79 and 5100are similar to anti-PD-L1 benchmarks atezolizumab and avelumab. Asexpected, based on CD47 and PD-L1 co-engagement, the bsAbs demonstratehigher binding than the anti-PD-L1 mAbs, that is dependent on theiraffinity to PD-L1 (K2×S23 bsAb has a lower affinity to PD-L1 thanK2×S100, as illustrated in table 7 and FIG. 1A).

FIG. 4B shows the binding of the bsAb K2×S100 as compared to the CD47and PD-L1 monovalent controls K2 and S100, highlighting the contributionof the co-engagement of both target in the binding of the molecule. Nobinding of any of the molecules tested was observed on CHO cells (datanot shown).

J. CD47/SIRPa and PD-1/PD-L1 Blocking Activity on CD47 and PD-L1Positive Tumor Cells

The SIRPa and PD-1 blocking activity of selected CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs andanti-PD-L1 mAbs was assessed in the CD47/SIRPa and PD-1/PD-L1 cell-basedcompetitive binding assay, as compared to various controls. Briefly,PD-L1⁺CD47⁺ HT-1080 tumor cells induced with IFNg for 24 h (Table 8),and stained with Cell Trace Violet (Invitrogen), were incubated withvarious concentrations of antibodies for 1 hour at room temperature. Asdetection reagent, a mix of human SIRPα-mouse Fc protein (in-house) orhuman PD-1-moFc protein (ACROBiosystem) and anti-mouse Fc AF647 (JacksonImmunoResearch) was added for 3 hours at room temperature. Finally, theplate was read using the CellInsight CX5 High Content ScreeningPlatform.

As depicted in FIG. 5A and Table 9, the anti-PD-L1 mAb 5100 and S79 aswell as the K2×S100 bsAb demonstrate improved PD-1 blockade as comparedto the anti-PD-L1 clinical benchmarks. The significantly lower PD-1blockade of the monovalent PD-L1 control S100 shows the contribution ofthe K2 CD47 arm in the potent blockade of K2×S100 bsAb. On the otherhand, thanks to PD-L1 co-engagement, K2×S100 bsAb can induceSIRPαblocking activity that is superior to the monovalent CD47 controlK2 (FIG. 5B). The bsAb presents a biphasic SIRPαblocking curve thatlikely rely on the co-engagement with PD-L1 at low bsAb concentrations,and mostly on monovalent CD47 blockade at the highest concentrations,once PD-L1 targets are saturated. Due to this curve profile, theSIRPαblocking potency was not determined.

TABLE 9 PD-1 blocking potency of selected CD47xPD-L1 bispecificantibodies and anti PD-L1 mAbs on human PD-L1⁺CD47⁺ HT-1080 tumor cellsPD-1 inhibition potency Antibody name (IC50 in pM) Atezolizumab 2.96Avelumab 9.11 K2xS100 bsAb 2.19 Monovalent PD-L1 15.05 control S100 S100anti-PD-L1 mAb 0.84 S79 anti-PD-L1 mAb 2.52

Example 5: Antibody Dependent Cellular Phagocytosis (ADCP) and AntibodyDependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (ADCC) Induced by Bispecific AntibodiesTargeting PD-L1 and CD47

The in vitro killing activity through ADCP or ADCC of selectedanti-CD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies of the invention was assessedagainst various tumor cell lines obtained from ATCC, that werepre-exposed to IFNg for 24 h to induce PD-L1 expression (Table 10).

TABLE 10 Target density of PD-L1 and CD47 at the cell surface of tumorcells after IFNg induction for 24 h used in ADCP and ADCC assays PD-L1CD47 binding binding Cell line Disease sites sites ADCP ADCC HT-1080Fibrosarcoma 55′950 159′800 X NCI-N87 Gastric 15′000  84′000 X Xcarcinoma NCI-H226 Mesothelioma 36′000 105′000 X A375 Melanoma 23′000133′000 X

A. Activity in ADCP Assay

The assay relies on an imaging-based method, which makes use of theCellInsight′ CX5 High Content Screening Platform. The phagocytosis indexobtained is defined as the average number of target cells engulfed by100 macrophages.

1. Preparation of the Macrophages:

Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are isolated from buffycoats of healthy donors by Ficoll gradient. Macrophages are generated byculturing PBMCs for 7 to 9 days in complete medium (RPMI 1640, 10%heat-inactivated fetal calf serum, Invitrogen), 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 mMsodium pyruvate, 10 mM HEPES buffer, 25 mg/mL gentamicin (all fromSigma-Aldrich), and 50 mM 2-mercaptoethanol (Thermo Fisher Scientific)in the presence of 20 ng/mL of human macrophage colony-stimulatingfactor (M-CSF) (PeproTech). Non-adherent cells are subsequentlyeliminated in the differentiation phase (day+1) by exchanging the cellculture medium, and adherent cells representing macrophages are detachedusing cell dissociation buffer at day 6 and seeded at 30′000 per well in96-well optical plate (Costar).

2. Assessment of the Phagocytosis Activity

Macrophages (stained with calcein red orange) adhering to microplatewells are co-incubated with Calcein AM-labeled target at aneffector:target cell ratio of 1:3 for 2.5 hours at 37° C. in thepresence of different concentrations of the tested antibodies. At theend of the incubation period, supernatants are replaced by completeculture medium and the microplates are imaged with the CellInsight™ CX5High Content Screening Platform. 1500 macrophages are acquired andanalyzed per well. Phagocytosis is evidenced as double-positive events(macrophage+target tumor cell) and the phagocytosis indexes arecalculated by the CellInsight™ manufacturer's software.

FIG. 6 shows that selected bsAbs of the invention induce phagocytosis ofNCI-N87 (A) and HT-1080 (B) tumor cells in a dose-dependent manner withan activity similar to or better than the IgG1 anti-PD-L1 benchmarkavelumab. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, K2×S100 bsAb is moreeffective than either the monovalent PD-L1 control S100 or themonovalent control CD47 K2 at potentiating phagoctosis of HT-1080 tumorcells.

B. Activity in ADCC Assays

Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) from healthy donors wereactivated overnight at 37° C. with RPMI/10% heat inactivated FCSsupplemented with 10 ng/mL of recombinant hIL-2. The next day, targetcancer cells NCI-H226, NCI-N87 or A375 were opsonized with differentconcentrations of tested antibodies. The PBMCs and the opsonized targetcells were co-incubated at a ratio Effector/Target of 50/1 or 25/1 inround bottom plates for 6 hours at 37° C. Supernatants were thentransferred into optical flat bottom plate and the LDH release wasquantified with a commercial kit from Roche by measuring OD with amicroplate reader. The percentage of specific lysis was calculated withthe following formula:

${{Specific}{lysis}} = {( \frac{{{LDH}{Sample}} - ( {{{LDH}{Effector}} + {{Target}{cells}}} )}{{{Maximum}{LDH}} - {{LDH}{Target}{cells}{alone}}} ) \times 100}$

FIG. 7 shows that selected bsAbs of the invention induce various killingof NCI-H226 (A), NCI-N87 (B) and A375 (C) tumor cells, in adose-dependent manner, with an improved activity of K2×S94, K2×S96 andK2×S100 bsAb over the IgG1 anti-PD-L1 benchmark avelumab.

Example 6: Enhancement of T-Cell Activation by CD47×PD-L1 BispecificAntibodies

The ability of the CD47×PD-L1 bsAbs to enhance T-cell activation wasevaluated by incubating serial dilutions of the bsAbs and anti-PD-L1clinical benchmarks with human PBMCs from healthy donors in the presenceof Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (200 ng/mL; SEA) for 96 hours. HumanIL-2 production in the supernatant was measured by ELISA (DuoSET ELISAR&D system DY2020) and use to determine T-cell activation.

Results show that selected anti-CD47×PD-L1 bispecific antibodies of theinvention effectively enhanced T cell activation in comparable range toanti-PD-L1 atezolizumab and avelumab (FIG. 8).

Example 7: In vivo antitumor activity of the anti-PD-L1 mAb S79 in theMC38 Colon Carcinoma Model Implanted in C57BL/6 Mice

8- to 10-week-old female C57BL/6 mice were engrafted subcutaneously(s.c.) with 5×10⁵ MC38 tumor cells. Eight days after implantation, micebearing MC38 tumors were treated intraperitoneally every 3 days with 10mg/kg of the IgG1 anti-PD-L1 mAb S79 or an irrelevant IgG1 for a totalof 3 doses.

As observed in FIG. 9 the IgG1 anti-PD-L1 mAb S79 significantly delaystumor progression, inducing inhibition of tumor growth few days afterthe 1^(st) administration and during the treatment period. Then, tumorsrelapse around one week after stopping treatment.

OTHER EMBODIMENTS

While the invention has been described in conjunction with the detaileddescription thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrateand not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scopeof the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications arewithin the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bispecific antibody comprising: i) a heavychain comprising a heavy chain complementarity determining region 1(CDRH1) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; a heavy chaincomplementarity determining region 2 (CDRH2) comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; and a heavy chain complementarity determiningregion 3 (CDRH3) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; ii)a first light chain comprising a light chain complementarity determiningregion 1 (CDRL1) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89.or;a light chain complementarity determining region 2 (CDRL2) comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; and a light chain complementaritydetermining region 3 (CDRL3) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 96; and iii) a second light chain comprising: a) a CDRL1 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 20; or b) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15;and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21; or c) aCDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22; or d) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23; or e) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 24; or f) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9;a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25; or g) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97; or h) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 17; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 98; or i) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and aCDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97; or j) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26; or k) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 13; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 26; or l) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:14; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and aCDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27; or m) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28; or n) a CDRL1 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 101; a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 97; or o) a CDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 102; a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18;and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97; or p) aCDRL1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103; a CDRL2comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97; and wherein thebispecific antibody comprises a first antigen binding region comprisingi) and ii) that specifically binds to CD47 and a second antigen bindingregion comprising i) and iii) that specifically binds to ProgrammedDeath-ligand 1 (PD-L1).
 2. The isolated bispecific antibody of claim 1,wherein at least a portion of the first light chain is of the kappa typeand at least a portion of the second light chain is of the lambda type.3. The isolated bispecific antibody of claim 2, wherein the first lightchain comprises at least a Kappa constant region.
 4. The isolatedbispecific antibody of claim 3, wherein the first light chain furthercomprises a Kappa variable region.
 5. The isolated bispecific antibodyof claim 3, wherein the first light chain further comprises a Lambdavariable region.
 6. The isolated bispecific antibody of claim 2, whereinthe second light chain comprises at least a Lambda constant region. 7.The isolated bispecific antibody of claim 6, wherein the second lightchain further comprises a Lambda variable region.
 8. The isolatedbispecific antibody of claim 5, wherein the second light chain furthercomprises a Kappa variable region.
 9. The isolated bispecific antibodyof claim 2, wherein the first light chain comprises a Kappa constantregion and a Kappa variable region, and wherein the second light chaincomprises a Lambda constant region and a Lambda variable region.
 10. Thebispecific antibody of claim 1, wherein the bispecific antibody is humanantibody.
 11. The bispecific antibody of claim 1, wherein the bispecificantibody is an IgG1 antibody.
 12. A composition comprising thebispecific antibody of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.
 13. A method of reducing the proliferation of and/or killing atumor cell comprising contacting the cell with the composition of claim12.
 14. A method of treating a cancer in a subject comprisingadministering to the subject the composition of claim
 12. 15. Use of thecomposition of claim 12, for treating, preventing, or delaying theprogression of pathologies associated with aberrant CD47 expression oractivity, or associated with aberrant CD47-SIRPαexpression or activity.16. The use of claim 15, wherein the pathology is cancer.
 17. The use ofclaim 15, wherein the cancer is a solid tumor.
 18. The use of claim 15,wherein the solid tumor is or is derived from breast cancer, ovariancancer, head and neck cancer, bladder cancer, melanoma, mesothelioma,colorectal cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer,leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma, kidney cancer, glioma, glioblastoma,endometrial cancer, esophageal cancer, biliary gastric cancer, prostatecancer, or combinations thereof.
 19. An antibody comprising: i) a heavychain comprising: a CDRH1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 1; a CDRH2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; and aCDRH3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and ii) lightchain comprising: a) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and aCDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20; or b) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21; or c) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 15; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 22; or d) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9;a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23; or e) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24; or f) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 16; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 25; or g) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:10; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; and aCDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97; or h) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98; or i) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 97; or j) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:12; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and aCDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26; or k) a CDRL1comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13; a CDRL2 comprisingan amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26; or l) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 19; and a CDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 27; or m) a CDRL1 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:14; a CDRL2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and aCDRL3 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28; or n) a CDRL1comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101; a CDRL2 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97; or o) a CDRL1 comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102; a CDRL2 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 97; or p) a CDRL1 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 103; a CDRL2 comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDRL3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 97; and wherein the antibody specifically binds to ProgrammedDeath-ligand 1 (PD-L1).
 20. The antibody of claim 19, wherein theantibody is human antibody.
 21. The antibody of claim 19, wherein theantibody is an IgG1 antibody.
 22. The antibody of claim 19, wherein theantibody is a F(ab) fragment, a F(ab′)2 fragment, and Fv fragment or asingle chain Fv fragment.
 23. The antibody of claim 19, wherein theantibody is monospecific.
 24. The antibody of claim 19, wherein theantibody is monovalent.
 25. A composition comprising the antibody ofclaim 19 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 26. A method ofreducing the proliferation of and/or killing a tumor cell comprisingcontacting the cell with the composition of claim
 25. 27. A method oftreating a cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subjectthe composition of claim
 25. 28. Use of the composition of claim 25, fortreating, preventing, or delaying the progression of pathologiesassociated with aberrant PD-L1 expression or activity, or associatedwith aberrant PD-L1 expression or activity.
 29. The use of claim 28,wherein the pathology is cancer.
 30. The use of claim 29, wherein thecancer is a solid tumor.
 31. The use of claim 30, wherein the solidtumor is or is derived from breast cancer, ovarian cancer, head and neckcancer, bladder cancer, melanoma, mesothelioma, colorectal cancer,cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, leiomyoma,leiomyosarcoma, kidney cancer, glioma, glioblastoma, endometrial cancer,esophageal cancer, biliary gastric cancer, prostate cancer, orcombinations thereof.